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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 | ||||||||
| 37% | 11 | Releasing a comic strip strip by strip | ||||||
verb • arrange serially | ||||||||
| 34% | 6 | Amylum obtained from potatoes or grain and traditionally used to stiffen laundry/linen; or, by extension, rigidity or formality of manner | ||||||
noun • a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles • a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering verb • stiffen with starch | ||||||||
Thin Strip Of Bone Used To Stiffen Eg A Corset Crossword Clue
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STAY which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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Updated: October 13, 2023
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
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1 | A guy-rope, tent pole or other brace; a sojourn; a curb or restraint; or, a stiffening strip in a corset
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
14 Jan 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 14 Jan 2023 |
2 | Amylum obtained from potatoes or grain and traditionally used to stiffen laundry/linen; or, by extension, rigidity or formality of manner
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
25 Feb 2023 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 25 Feb 2023 |
3 | A thin strip of tissue used for grafting skin or bone | |
4 | Corset bone
New York Times -
08 Nov 1992 | New York Times / 08 Nov 1992 |
5 | Press-ups in PE used to stiffen limbs
The Guardian Cryptic -
13 Aug 2010 | The Guardian Cryptic / 13 Aug 2010 |
6 | Releasing a comic strip strip by strip | |
7 | Thin strip used to stiffen a garment
The Guardian Quick -
06 Oct 2017 | The Guardian Quick / 06 Oct 2017 |
