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2 | 30% | 12 | Schizophrenic patients displaying silly or silly and purposeless behavior | |
3 | 29% | 6 | Silly mistake | |
Silly Little Mistake Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SLIP" which means:
- noun
- • A socially awkward or tactless act
- • A minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.
- • Potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics
- • A part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting
- • A young and slender person
- • A place where a craft can be made fast
- • An accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall
- • A slippery smoothness
- • Artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material
- • A small sheet of paper
- • A woman's sleeveless undergarment
- • Bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow
- • An unexpected slide
- • A flight maneuver; aircraft slides sideways in the air
- • The act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) verb
- • Move stealthily
- • Insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly
- • Move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
- • Fall to a lower standard
- • Move smoothly and easily
- • To make a mistake or be incorrect
- • Pass on stealthily
- • Move easily
- • Cause to move with a smooth or sliding motion
- • Pass out of one's memory
- • Move out of position
An example sentence would be:
- • "I need to be careful or else i might slip on the wet floor."
- • "We watched the sailboat slip silently across the calm water."
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