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Wall Fixture Crossword Clue

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99%6Exact Match!
noun

• a shelter or screen providing protection from enemy fire or from the weather

• a small fort or earthwork defending a ford, pass, or castle gate

• a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce

• a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or other sources of light

98%4Exact Match!
noun

• rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton

• the destruction or collapse of something

• an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims

• a support for displaying ot holding various articles

• a form of torture in which pain is inflicted by stretching the body

• a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately

verb

• go at a rack

• stretch to the limits

• put on a rack and pinion

• obtain by coercion or intimidation

• run before a gale

• fly in high wind

• draw off from the lees

• torment emotionally or mentally

• work on a rack

• seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block

• place in a rack

• torture on the rack

38%5 A wall fixture
noun

• a lightweight horse kept for riding only

• the act of climbing something

• a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

• a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place

• something forming a back that is added for strengthening

verb

• attach to a support

• go up or advance

• fix onto a backing, setting, or support

• put up or launch

• get up on the back of

• go upward with gradual or continuous progress

• prepare and supply with the necessary equipment for execution or performance

• copulate with

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New York Times03 Jun 2011 Down 48
New York Times25 Sep 1994 Across 40
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