The Clue
Castoffs (7 letter answer)
The Answer
REJECTS
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Notes
The answer REJECTS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Jettisons
Declines to accept
Unpopular ones
Definition
REJECT as a noun:
1. (cull, reject) = the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
REJECT as a verb:
1. refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"
2. (refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline) = refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
3. (disapprove, reject) = deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
4. (reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down) = reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
5. (resist, reject, refuse) = resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
6. (reject, turn down, turn away, refuse) = refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
7. (rule out, eliminate, winnow out, reject) = dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"