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Like The Wire In Paper Clips Crossword Clue

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99%4Exact Match!
noun

• a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way

• grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens

• an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges

• a special way of doing something

adjective satellite

• fixed in your purpose

• used of the back and knees; stooped

• of metal e.g.

33%4Paper clips have lots of them
noun

• the act of using

• what something is used for

• a particular service

• (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing

• (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

• exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

• (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property

verb

• put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

• take or consume (regularly or habitually)

• use up, consume fully

• seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage

• avail oneself to

• habitually do something or be in a certain state or place (use only in the past tense)

31%6 Attracts paper clips and needles
noun

• (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field

• a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

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