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Snake To Stop On The Road Crossword Clue

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99%7Exact Match!
noun

• mixed asphalt and crushed gravel or sand; used especially for paving but also for roofing

• a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons

verb

• cover with tar or asphalt

25%4Stop or cause to stop making progress
noun

• continuing or remaining in a place or state

• the state of inactivity following an interruption

• a judicial order forbidding some action until an event occurs or the order is lifted

• a thin strip of metal or bone that is used to stiffen a garment (e.g. a corset)

• (nautical) brace consisting of a heavy rope or wire cable used as a support for a mast or spar

verb

• stay the same; remain in a certain state

• stay put (in a certain place)

• dwell

• continue in a place, position, or situation

• remain behind

• stop or halt

• stay behind

• hang on during a trial of endurance

• stop a judicial process

• fasten with stays

• overcome or allay

23%3Snake charmer's snake
noun

• of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder

• cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death

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