The Clue
Become washed-out (4 letter answer)
The Answer
FADE
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Notes
The answer FADE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 170 puzzles.
Related Clues
Die
Diminish
Evanesce
Languish
Recede
Trite
Vanish
Wane
Weaken
Wither
Become indistinct
Dicer's verb
Diminish in color
Grow dim
Lose brightness
Lose brilliance
Lose brilliancy
Lose color
Lose freshness
Pass the peak
Peter out
Wash out
Become washed out
Bet against a dicer
Die away, as a sound
Direction at a scene's end
Fall behind in the stretch
Lose strength in the backstretch
Make a dice bet
Move back to pass
Move backward, as a quarterback
Bet against the dice caster
Fail to keep up the pace
Lose support, as at campaign's end
Not do well in the stretch
Scene-ending film technique
What colors do over time
Definition
FADE as a noun:
1. (slice, fade, slicing) = a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
2. (fade, disappearance) = gradually ceasing to be visible
FADE as a verb:
1. (fade, melt) = become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
2. (fade, wither) = lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
3. (evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass) = disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
4. (languish, fade) = become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"