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1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 30% | 3 | Message communicated as "short-short-short, long-long-long, short-short-short" | |
3 | 27% | 5 | Get the __ end of the stick | |
The Short End Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "STUB" which means:
- noun
- • A short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
- • A small piece
- • A torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt
- • The part of a check that is retained as a record
- • The small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking) verb
- • Pull up (weeds) by their roots
- • Extinguish by crushing
- • Clear of weeds by uprooting them
- • Strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
An example sentence would be:
- • "I accidentally tore off the stub of my ticket."
- • "He kept the receipt stub as proof of purchase."
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