The Clue
Boasts (5 letter answer)
The Answer
CROWS
Tags
Notes
The answer CROWS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1800 puzzles.
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Definition
CROW as a noun:
1. black birds having a raucous call
2. the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)
3. a member of the Siouan people formerly living in eastern Montana
4. (Corvus, Crow) = a small quadrilateral constellation in the southern hemisphere near Virgo
5. (brag, bragging, crow, crowing, vaporing, line-shooting, gasconade) = an instance of boastful talk; "his brag is worse than his fight"; "whenever he won we were exposed to his gasconade"
6. a Siouan language spoken by the Crow
CROW as a verb:
1. (gloat, triumph, crow) = dwell on with satisfaction
2. express pleasure verbally; "She crowed with joy"
3. utter shrill sounds; "The cocks crowed all morning"