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noun • acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time • the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age adjective satellite • growing old | ||||||||
| 28% | 7 | Consequence of libel "Mum's getting long in the tooth"? | ||||||
noun • a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | ||||||||
| 26% | 5 | Like a tooth that's almost ready for the tooth fairy | ||||||
adjective • not compact or dense in structure or arrangement • not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting • not affixed adverb • without restraint adjective satellite • (of a ball in sport) not in the possession or control of any player • not officially recognized or controlled • not literal • emptying easily or excessively • not tense or taut • (of textures) full of small openings or gaps • lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility • not carefully arranged in a package • having escaped, especially from confinement • casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior verb • grant freedom to; free from confinement • turn loose or free from restraint • make loose or looser • become loose or looser or less tight | ||||||||
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1 | Consequence of libel "Mum's getting long in the tooth"?
The Guardian Cryptic -
04 May 2006 | The Guardian Cryptic / 04 May 2006 |
2 | Like a tooth that's almost ready for the tooth fairy
New York Times Mini -
21 Jan 2020 | New York Times Mini / 21 Jan 2020 |
3 | Long in the tooth
New York Times -
13 Feb 1984 | New York Times / 13 Feb 1984 |
4 | Mature tooth that replaces a baby tooth | |
5 | Message communicated as "short-short-short, long-long-long, short-short-short"
New York Times -
03 Apr 2024 | New York Times / 03 Apr 2024 |
6 | Rider turned, getting reprimand, showing tooth
The Guardian Cryptic -
29 Sep 2000 | The Guardian Cryptic / 29 Sep 2000 |
7 | Tooth that comes in after losing a baby tooth |
