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1 | 99% | 5 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 45% | 9 | It describes the shift from voiceless stops to fricatives, and voiced stops to voiceless stops | |
3 | 30% | 6 | Swelling: it stops blood | |
Swelling Stops Here Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "ORGAN" which means:
- noun
- • A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
- • A government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function
- • (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
- • A periodical that is published by a special interest group
- • Wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
- • A free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows verb
- • To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The heart is a vital organ in the human body."
- • "The liver is an important organ for detoxification."
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The Guardian Cryptic30 Jan 2001 | Down 7 | |
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