The Clue
Buckles (5 letter answer)
The Answer
WARPS
Tags
Notes
The answer WARPS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1200 puzzles.
Related Clues
Board defects
Distorts
Twists
Bends out of shape
Hypothetical eccentricities in time
Twists out of shape
Gets bent out of shape
Definition
WARP as a noun:
1. (deflection, warp) = a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting
2. (warp, buckle) = a shape distorted by twisting or folding
3. (warp, warping) = a moral or mental distortion
4. yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
WARP as a verb:
1. (falsify, distort, garble, warp) = make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
2. (heave, buckle, warp) = bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; "The highway buckled during the heat wave"