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Backwater – Crossword Clue

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Clue Length Answer
Backwater4 lettersrein
  1. Definition: 1. keep in check; "rule one's temper"

Backwater4 lettersreef
  1. Definition: 1. one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind

Backwater4 lettersstay
  1. Definition: 1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

Backwater4 lettersslow
  1. Definition: 1. (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

Backwater4 letterssnye

    Backwater5 lettersswirl
    1. Definition: 1. flow in a circular current, of liquids

    Backwater5 lettersstick
    1. Definition: 1. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

    Backwater5 letterstwirl
    1. Definition: 1. a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight

    Backwater5 lettersrelax
    1. Definition: 1. make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope"

    Backwater5 letterswhirl
    1. Definition: 1. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

    Backwater5 lettersunsay
    1. Definition: 1. take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"

    Backwater5 letterswelsh
    1. Definition: 1. a native or resident of Wales

    Backwater6 lettersrecant
    1. Definition: 1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

    Backwater6 lettersrevoke
    1. Definition: 1. the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

    Backwater6 lettersretard
    1. Definition: 1. cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"

    Backwater6 lettersreflux

      Backwater6 lettersvortex
      1. Definition: 1. a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

      Backwater6 lettersrenege
      1. Definition: 1. the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

      Backwater7 lettersreverse
      1. Definition: 1. change to the contrary; "The trend was reversed"; "the tides turned against him"; "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"

      Backwater7 lettersretract
      1. Definition: 1. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

      Backwater7 lettersslow-up

        Backwater7 lettersswallow
        1. Definition: 1. believe or accept without questioning or challenge; "Am I supposed to swallow that story?"

        Backwater7 lettersslacken
        1. Definition: 1. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

        Backwater8 lettersthrottle
        1. Definition: 1. reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"

        Backwater8 letterswithdraw
        1. Definition: 1. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"

        Backwater8 lettersset-back

          Backwater8 lettersrenounce
          1. Definition: 1. cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

          Backwater9 lettersslow-down

            Backwater9 letterswhirlpool
            1. Definition: 1. a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)

            Backwater9 lettersrepudiate
            1. Definition: 1. refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement"

            Backwater9 letterstake-back

              Backwater10 lettersup-country

                Backwater13 lettersregurgitation



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