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Place For Gloss Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is LIP which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: LIP

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%3Exact Match!
221%9Gloss over
321%4 Word with gloss or trailer

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "LIP" which means:

    noun
  • • Either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
  • • (botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx
  • • An impudent or insolent rejoinder
  • • The top edge of a vessel or other container
  • • Either the outer margin or the inner margin of the aperture of a gastropod's shell
  • verb
  • • To touch or grasp with the lips; to kiss; to lap the lips against (something).
  • • (of something inanimate) to touch lightly.
  • • To wash against a surface, lap.
  • • To rise or flow up to or over the edge of something.
  • • To form the rim, edge or margin of something.
  • • To utter verbally.
  • • To simulate speech by moving the lips without making any sound; to mouth.
  • • To make a golf ball hit the lip of the cup, without dropping in.
  • • To change the sound of (a musical note played on a wind instrument) by moving or tensing the lips.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "She had a cut on her lip from falling down."
  • • "He nervously bit his lip while waiting for the results."

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
New York Times12 Apr 2004 Down 45
New York Times Bonus01 May 2003 Down 66
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