The Clue
Brow beads (5 letter answer)
The Answer
SWEAT
Tags
Notes
The answer SWEAT is uncommon, appearing about once every 400 puzzles.
Related Clues
Drudgery
Exertion
Perspiration
Perspire
Transude
Worry
Accumulation on the brow
Diaphoresis, commonly
Forehead beads
Gym moisture
Hard work
___ it out
Kind of shop
"No ___!" ("Easy!")
React to the heat
React to humidity
Real effort
Result of a workout
Worry beads?
Worry, informally
One of Churchill's four offerings
Fret over, slangily
No ___ (easily done)
___ out (hang tough)
Word with band or box
Word with suit or socks
Work like a slave
Worry about, in slang
Middle of Byron's famous trio
Definition
SWEAT as a noun:
1. (perspiration, sweat, sudor) = salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; "sweat poured off his brow"
2. (fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither) = agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
3. condensation of moisture on a cold surface; "the cold glasses were streaked with sweat"
4. (effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat) = use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
SWEAT as a verb:
1. (sweat, sudate, perspire) = excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; "Exercise makes one sweat"