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Proverb In The Diocese About Ascending And Descending Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is SEESAW which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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noun

• a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end

verb

• ride on a plank

• move up and down as if on a seesaw

• move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

47%5 Group of notes in ascending or descending order
noun

• an ordered reference standard

• relative magnitude

• the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it

• a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

• a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

• (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)

• a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

• an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks

• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

• a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals

verb

• measure by or as if by a scale

• pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard

• take by attacking with scaling ladders

• reach the highest point of

• climb up by means of a ladder

• remove the scales from

• measure with or as if with scales

• size or measure according to a scale

47%9 Series of rapidly ascending or descending musical notes
noun

• Either a continuous sliding from one pitch to another ("true" glissando), or an incidental scale played while moving from one melodic note to another ("effective" glissando).

• A method of playing an electric guitar in which a metal bar is held at right angles across the strings and rapidly moved up and down, creating a smooth, lush sound.

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