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1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 32% | 11 | Comedian who said: 'Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle.' | |
3 | 26% | 11 | Promoter of good thoughts, good words, and good deeds | |
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We think the answer is "GRATE" which means:
- noun
- • A frame of iron bars to hold a fire
- • A harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
- • A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air verb
- • Furnish with a grate
- • Gnaw into; make resentful or angry
- • Reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a rough or sharp perforated surface
- • Make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
- • Scratch repeatedly adjective
- • Serving to gratify; agreeable.
- • Relatively large in scale, size, extent, number (i.e. having many parts or members) or duration (i.e. relatively long); very big.
- • Of larger size or more importance than others of its kind.
- • (qualifying nouns of family relationship) involving more generations than the qualified word implies — as many extra generations as repetitions of the word great (from 1510s). [see derived terms]
- • (followed by 'with') pregnant; large with young; full of.
- • (except with 'friend' and similar words such as 'mate','buddy') intimate; familiar.
- • Extreme or more than usual.
- • Of significant importance or consequence; important.
- • (applied to actions, thoughts and feelings) arising from or possessing idealism; admirable; superior; commanding; heroic; illustrious; eminent.
- • Impressive or striking.
- • Much in use; favoured.
- • (applied to persons) endowed with extraordinary powers; of exceptional talents or achievements; uncommonly gifted; able to accomplish vast results; remarkable; strong; powerful; mighty; noble.
- • Title referring to an important leader.
- • Doing or exemplifying (a characteristic or pursuit) on a large scale; active or enthusiastic.
- • (often followed by 'at') skilful or adroit.
- • Very good; excellent; wonderful; fantastic (from 1848).
- • Intensifying a word or expression, used in mild oaths.
An example sentence would be:
- • "She grated the cheese over the pasta."
- • "He grated his knuckles against the rough wall."
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