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Material Commonly Used During Cathedral Construction Crossword Clue
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STRAINED which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
STRAINED
Updated: October 11, 2023 by Nicoli Westwood
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About This Clues Answer
We think the answer is "STRAINED" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Lacking natural ease
- • Showing signs of mental and emotional tension
- • Lacking spontaneity; not natural
- • Struggling for effect verb
- • To hold tightly, to clasp.
- • To apply a force or forces to by stretching out.
- • To damage by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of force.
- • To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of form or volume, as when bending a beam.
- • To exert or struggle (to do something), especially to stretch (one's senses, faculties etc.) beyond what is normal or comfortable.
- • To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in terms of intent or meaning.
- • To separate solid from liquid by passing through a strainer or colander
- • To percolate; to be filtered.
- • To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.
- • To urge with importunity; to press.
- • Hug somebody; to hold somebody tightly.
- • To beget, generate (of light), engender, copulate (both of animals and humans), lie with, be born, come into the world. adjective
- • Forced through a strainer.
- • Under tension; tense.
- • Not natural or spontaneous but done with effort
An example sentence would be:
- • "The strained relationship between the two nations worsened after the incident."
- • "She had a strained expression on her face, indicating her discomfort."
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| New York Times05 Feb 2017 | Across 6 | |
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