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noun • any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees • hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture | ||||||||
| 31% | 6 | Slippery covering on a slippery dip | ||||||
noun • any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods • a glossy finish on a fabric • a coating for ceramics, metal, etc. verb • coat with a glaze • become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance • furnish with glass • coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze | ||||||||
| 24% | 3 | a word used to refer to a thing or person of a number or kind, when the exact thing or kind is not known or stated | ||||||
adverb • to any degree or extent adjective satellite • one or some or every or all without specification; entity, elective existential pronoun; quantifier, elective existential | ||||||||
One Kind Is Slippery
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ELM which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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ELM
Updated: October 11, 2023
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