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Best answers for Circumlocution – Crossword Clue


Answer: periphrasis


Clue Length Answer
Circumlocution4 letterswave
  1. Definition: 1. something that rises rapidly; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right"

Circumlocution6 letterswaving
  1. Definition: 1. the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

Circumlocution6 lettersspiral
  1. Definition: 1. in the shape of a coil

Circumlocution6 lettersspeech
  1. Definition: 1. the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"

Circumlocution6 letterssimile
  1. Definition: 1. a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

Circumlocution7 letterswinding

    Circumlocution7 letterstorsion
    1. Definition: 1. a twisting force

    Circumlocution7 lettersturning
    1. Definition: 1. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"

    Circumlocution8 letterstwisting
    1. Definition: 1.

    Circumlocution8 lettersverbiage
    1. Definition: 1. overabundance of words

    Circumlocution9 lettersverbosity
    1. Definition: 1. an expressive style that uses excessive or empty words

    Circumlocution9 lettersspiraling

      Circumlocution9 letterstautology
      1. Definition: 1. useless repetition; "to say that something is `adequate enough' is a tautology"

      Circumlocution10 lettersroundabout
      1. Definition: 1. deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic"

      Circumlocution10 lettersredundancy
      1. Definition: 1. repetition of an act needlessly

      Circumlocution11 lettersperiphrasis

        Circumlocution12 letterstortuousness

          Circumlocution13 lettersanfractuosity

            Circumlocution13 lettersambiguousness

              Circumlocution13 lettersinconciseness

                Circumlocution14 lettersinsuccinctness


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