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noun • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares • a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head • a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities • strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit • a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose verb • catch in or as if in a trap • entice and trap | ||||||||
96% | 4 | Exact Match! | ||||||
noun • fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines • anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself) • (computer science) a single execution of a set of instructions that are to be repeated • an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan) • the basic pattern of the human fingerprint • a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied • the topology of a network whose components are serially connected in such a way that the last component is connected to the first component • an intrauterine device in the shape of a loop • a complete electrical circuit around which current flows or a signal circulates • a flight maneuver; aircraft flies a complete circle in the vertical plane verb • move in loops • make a loop in • fly loops, perform a loop • wind around something in coils or loops • fasten or join with a loop | ||||||||
28% | 6 | Sailor's noose | ||||||
noun • (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship • (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170) | ||||||||
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New York Times19 Sep 1988 | Down 48 | |
New York Times03 Nov 1987 | Across 73 | |
New York Times06 Aug 1985 | Across 14 | |
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