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Slip Preventer Crossword Clue

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99%5Exact Match!
noun

• a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping

• a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured

• a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached

verb

• provide with cleats

• secure on a cleat

98%3Exact Match!
noun

• a thick flat pad used as a floor covering

• a master's degree in teaching

• mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture

• sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports

• a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven

• the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

• a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete

• a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it

adjective satellite

• not reflecting light; not glossy

verb

• twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

• change texture so as to become matted and felt-like

32%8 Faulty backflow preventer
noun

• a flow that returns toward its source

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New York Times28 Mar 2014 Across 53
New York Times Bonus01 Feb 2005 Across 27
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