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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

3 letters

ARM
The part of an armchair or sofa that supports the elbow and forearm of a seated person

BRA
An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

GUY
An effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day

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BACK
A support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable"

BEAR
Massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

CANE
A stiff switch used to hit students as punishment

FUND
A financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies

GIRD
Bind with something round or circular

HOLD
The act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold on the railing"

KEEP
A cell in a jail or prison

MAST
A vertical spar for supporting sails

JOCK
A person trained to compete in sports

NECK
An opening in a garment for the neck of the wearer; a part of the garment near the wearer's neck

PROP
A propeller that rotates to push against air

REST
Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool"

WHET
Make keen or more acute; "whet my appetite"

STAY
Continuing or remaining in a place or state; "they had a nice stay in Paris"; "a lengthy hospital stay"; "a four-month stay in bankruptcy court"

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ADDON
Add to the very end; "He appended a glossary to his novel where he used an invented language"

CARRY
The act of carrying something

CROOK
A long staff with one end being hook shaped

HOPUP
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"

KEYUP

NERVE
The courage to carry on; "he kept fighting on pure spunk"; "you haven't got the heart for baseball"

PATCH
A piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body

PROVE
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

SHORE
A beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support

SPINE
A sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin

STAFF
The body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"

STAVE
A crosspiece between the legs of a chair

STEEL
Get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

STICK
Stay put (in a certain place); "We are staying in Detroit; we are not moving to Cincinnati"; "Stay put in the corner here!"; "Stick around and you will learn something!"

TENSE
A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

BRACE
An appliance that corrects dental irregularities

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REWARD
An act performed to strengthen approved behavior

BEEFUP
Make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"

ATTEST
Give testimony in a court of law

BACKUP
Establish as valid or genuine; "Can you back up your claims?"

BEARUP
Endure cheerfully; "She bore up under the enormous strain"

BEARER
A messenger who bears or presents; "a bearer of good tidings"

BLOWUP
Burst and release energy as through a violent chemical or physical reaction;"the bomb detonated at noon"; "The Molotov cocktail exploded"

BRACER
A tonic or restorative (especially a drink of liquor)

BUOYUP
Keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up"

CERVIX
Necklike opening to the uterus

CORSET
A woman's close-fitting foundation garment

CRADEL

CRUTCH
Anything that serves as an expedient; "he uses drugs as a psychological crutch"

DEEPEN
Become deeper in tone; "His voice began to change when he was 12 years old"; "Her voice deepened when she whispered the password"

DOUBLE
A base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base; "he hit a double to deep centerfield"

FOLLOW
Travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail"

GIRDLE
A band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

HARDEN
Cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate; "He was inured to the cold"

HEATUP
Make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"

HOLDUP
Rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

JAZZUP
Make more interesting or lively; "juice up a party"; "pep up your paper"

KEEPUP
Maintain a required pace or level; "He could not keep up and dropped out of the race"

PILLAR
A fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"

PILLOW
A cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

PROPUP
Support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"

RAMIFY
Have or develop complicating consequences; "These actions will ramify"

RATIFY
Approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

SHROUD
Burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

SOUPUP
Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars"

STEPUP
Make oneself visible; take action; "Young people should step to the fore and help their peers"

TEMPER
The elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking

TRIPLE
A base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

UPBEAR

UPHOLD
Support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

UPKEEP
The act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; "they were in want of sustenance"; "fishing was their main sustainment"

VERIFY
Check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"

AFFIRM
Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

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ANIMATE
Make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit"

AUGMENT
Enlarge or increase; "The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East"

BACKING
The act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"

BANDEAU
An undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

BEAROUT
Support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; "The stories and claims were born out by the evidence"

BOLSTER
A pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows

BRACEUP
Make secure underneath; "undergird the ship"

BRACKET
Either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material

CARRIER
(genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring

CERTIFY
Guarantee payment on; of checks

CONFIRM
Make more firm; "Confirm thy soul in self-control!"

CUSHION
A soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.

ENFORCE
Ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";

ENHANCE
Increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"

ENLARGE
Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"

FINANCE
The management of money and credit and banking and investments

FORTIFY
Prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"

FULCRUM
The pivot about which a lever turns

GUYWIRE
A cable, wire, or rope that is used to brace something (especially a tent)

INSPIRE
Supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

MAGNIFY
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"

PROBATE
The act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements

RECRUIT
Any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)

REFRESH
Make fresh again

TOUGHEN
Make tough or tougher; "This experience will toughen her"

SHOREUP
Support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"

SUPPORT
Documentary validation; "his documentation of the results was excellent"; "the strongest support for this view is the work of Jones"

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BUTTRESS
A support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building

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REENFORCE
Make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

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STRENGTHEN
Gain strength; "His body strengthened"