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Best answers for Deflect – Crossword Clue


Answer: avert


Clue Length Answer
Deflect3 letterssag
  1. Definition: 1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

Deflect4 letterswind
  1. Definition: 1. breath; "the collision knocked the wind out of him"

Deflect4 letterssway
  1. Definition: 1. move back and forth or sideways; "the ship was rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "She rocked back and forth on her feet"

Deflect4 lettersward
  1. Definition: 1. watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my possessions while I'm away"

Deflect4 letterswhip
  1. Definition: 1. a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; "the whip raised a red welt"

Deflect4 lettersskew
  1. Definition: 1. having an oblique or slanting direction or position; "the picture was skew"

Deflect4 letterswean
  1. Definition: 1. gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"

Deflect4 lettersveer
  1. Definition: 1. shift to a clockwise direction; "the wind veered"

Deflect4 letterswarp
  1. Definition: 1. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

Deflect4 lettersswag
  1. Definition: 1. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

Deflect4 letterspull
  1. Definition: 1. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

Deflect4 lettersturn
  1. Definition: 1. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

Deflect4 letterssave
  1. Definition: 1. (sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring;

Deflect5 lettersrepel
  1. Definition: 1. reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

Deflect5 letterssheer
  1. Definition: 1. so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"

Deflect5 lettersvault
  1. Definition: 1. bound vigorously

Deflect5 lettersround
  1. Definition: 1. an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause"

Deflect5 lettersavert
  1. Definition: 1. turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"

Deflect5 lettersswing
  1. Definition: 1. be a social swinger; socialize a lot

Deflect5 lettersshunt
  1. Definition: 1. transfer to another track, of trains

Deflect5 letterssweep
  1. Definition: 1. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line

Deflect5 letterstwist
  1. Definition: 1. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

Deflect5 lettersparry
  1. Definition: 1. a return punch (especially by a boxer)

Deflect5 letterscurve
  1. Definition: 1. curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)

Deflect5 lettersalter
  1. Definition: 1. remove the ovaries of; "Is your cat spayed?"

Deflect5 letterswhirl
  1. Definition: 1. revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy"

Deflect5 letterswheel
  1. Definition: 1. game equipment consisting of a wheel with slots that is used for gambling; the wheel rotates horizontally and players bet on which slot the roulette ball will stop in

Deflect6 lettersglance
  1. Definition: 1. a quick look

Deflect6 lettersswerve
  1. Definition: 1. the act of turning aside suddenly

Deflect6 lettersquench
  1. Definition: 1. cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"

Deflect6 letterszigzag
  1. Definition: 1. in a zigzag course or on a zigzag path; "birds flew zigzag across the blue sky"

Deflect6 lettersreflex
  1. Definition: 1. an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

Deflect6 lettersdivert
  1. Definition: 1. send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

Deflect7 lettersrefract
  1. Definition: 1. determine the refracting power of (a lens)

Deflect7 lettersreflect
  1. Definition: 1. reflect deeply on a subject;

Deflect7 lettersscatter
  1. Definition: 1. cause to separate; "break up kidney stones"; "disperse particles"

Deflect7 lettersrecurve

    Deflect7 lettersdeviate
    1. Definition: 1. markedly different from an accepted norm; "aberrant behavior"; "deviant ideas"

    Deflect7 lettersdigress
    1. Definition: 1. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture"

    Deflect7 lettersprevent
    1. Definition: 1. stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles"

    Deflect7 lettersdiverge
    1. Definition: 1. have no limits as a mathematical series

    Deflect8 letterspreclude
    1. Definition: 1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

    Deflect8 lettersturn-off

      Deflect8 lettersprohibit
      1. Definition: 1. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

      Deflect8 lettersward-off

        Deflect8 lettersrule-out

          Deflect9 letterssidetrack
          1. Definition: 1. wander from a direct or straight course

          Deflect9 lettersturn-away

            Deflect9 lettersstave-off

              Deflect9 lettersretroflex

                Deflect10 lettersturn-aside


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