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noun • nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes | ||||||||
| 29% | 6 | Opposed to opening, dropping, opening, dropping? | ||||||
verb • fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense • fail to win • suffer the loss of a person through death or removal • miss from one's possessions; lose sight of • allow to go out of sight or mind • fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit • fail to get or obtain • fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind • withdraw, as from reality • be set at a disadvantage | ||||||||
| 24% | 6 | Dropping one's head as a sign of submission | ||||||
noun • bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting • managing the bow in playing a stringed instrument adjective satellite • showing an excessively deferential manner | ||||||||
One Bird Or Another Dropping Head Crossword Clue
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OWL which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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OWL
Updated: January 21, 2024
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