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Shortens Sail On Seeing Dangerous Rocks Crossword Clue

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noun

• a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese

• a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

• one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind

verb

• lower and bring partially inboard

• roll up (a portion of a sail) in order to reduce its area

• reduce (a sail) by taking in a reef

31%9Seeing the truth or seeing things in a new light
verb

• be fully aware or cognizant of

• perceive (an idea or situation) mentally

• make real or concrete; give reality or substance to

• earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

• convert into cash; of goods and property

• expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass

28%3 The rocks in "on the rocks"
noun

• a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine

• water frozen in the solid state

• the frozen part of a body of water

• diamonds

• a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes

• a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)

• an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant

• a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating

verb

• decorate with frosting

• cause to become ice or icy

• put ice on or put on ice

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