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noun • a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element verb • have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) • be identical to; be someone or something • occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere • have an existence, be extant • happen, occur, take place • be identical or equivalent to • form or compose • work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function • represent, as of a character on stage • spend or use time • have life, be alive • to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form • be priced at | ||||||||
| 28% | 8 | Marriage practice where a man marries his wife's younger sister if his wife is infertile | ||||||
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| 27% | 4 | "Early in life, I had learned that if you want something, you had better ___ some noise": Malcolm X | ||||||
noun • a recognizable kind • the act of mixing cards haphazardly verb • engage in • give certain properties to something • make or cause to be or to become • cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner • give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally • create or manufacture a man-made product • make, formulate, or derive in the mind • compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way • create by artistic means • earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages • create or design, often in a certain way • to compose or represent • reach a goal • be or be capable of being changed or made into • make by shaping or bringing together constituents • perform, produce, or carry out • make by combining materials and parts • change from one form into another • act in a certain way so as to acquire • charge with a function; charge to be • achieve a point or goal • reach a destination, either real or abstract • institute, enact, or establish • carry out or commit • form by assembling individuals or constituents • organize or be responsible for • put in order or neaten • head into a specified direction • have a bowel movement • undergo fabrication or creation • be suitable for • add up to • amount to • constitute the essence of • appear to begin an activity • proceed along a path • reach in time • gather and light the materials for • prepare for eating by applying heat • induce to have sex • assure the success of • represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like • consider as being • calculate as being • cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable • favor the development of • develop into • behave in a certain manner • eliminate urine | ||||||||
Had A Life Before Wife Turned Up Crossword Clue
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WERE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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