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adjective satellite • pulled or drawn tight • subjected to great tension; stretched tight | ||||||||
| 38% | 5 | A drum with a set of wires stretched across the bottom head | ||||||
noun • something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares • a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head • a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them; used especially in body cavities • strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit • a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose verb • catch in or as if in a trap • entice and trap | ||||||||
| 32% | 5 | Stretched tight | ||||||
adjective • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') • taut or rigid; stretched tight noun • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time verb • become stretched or tense or taut • increase the tension on • become tense, nervous, or uneasy • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious | ||||||||
Stretched Tight As A Drum Head Crossword Clue
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TAUT which was last seen in the New York Times Bonus crossword.
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TAUT
Updated: October 11, 2023
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