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Best answers for Defer – Crossword Clue


Answer: postpone


Clue Length Answer
Defer3 lettersput
  1. Definition: 1. estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

Defer3 lettersoff
  1. Definition: 1. at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century"

Defer4 lettersstay
  1. Definition: 1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

Defer4 lettersclog
  1. Definition: 1. fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"

Defer5 letterstable
  1. Definition: 1. arrange or enter in tabular form

Defer5 lettersdelay
  1. Definition: 1. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

Defer5 lettersyield
  1. Definition: 1. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

Defer5 letterswaive
  1. Definition: 1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"

Defer6 lettersoppose
  1. Definition: 1. be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"

Defer6 lettershinder
  1. Definition: 1. put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements"

Defer6 lettersshelve
  1. Definition: 1. place on a shelf; "shelve books"

Defer6 lettersretard
  1. Definition: 1. cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"

Defer6 lettersrecess
  1. Definition: 1. close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"

Defer6 lettersputoff
  1. Definition: 1. a pretext for delay or inaction

Defer7 lettersundergo
  1. Definition: 1. pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation"

Defer7 letterssuccumb
  1. Definition: 1. consent reluctantly

Defer7 lettersadjourn
  1. Definition: 1. close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"

Defer7 lettersreserve
  1. Definition: 1. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

Defer7 letterstruckle
  1. Definition: 1. try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"

Defer7 letterssuspend
  1. Definition: 1. cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"

Defer7 lettersput-off

    Defer7 lettersprolong
    1. Definition: 1. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

    Defer8 letterssleep-on

      Defer8 lettersprorogue
      1. Definition: 1. adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body

      Defer8 lettersprotract
      1. Definition: 1. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

      Defer8 letterspostpone
      1. Definition: 1. hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

      Defer9 lettersput-aside

        Defer9 lettersset-aside

          Defer9 lettersstave-off

            Defer10 lettersstand-over

              Defer10 letterssubmissive

                Defer10 letterspush-aside

                  Defer11 lettersstretch-out

                    Defer13 lettersprocrastinate
                    1. Definition: 1. postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days"


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