The Clue
Covers (up) (6 letter answer)
The Answer
HUSHES
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Notes
The answer HUSHES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1600 puzzles.
Related Clues
Calms
Quiets
Silences
Stills
Sounds off?
Sudden silences
Stunned crowd reactions
Definition
HUSH as a noun:
1. (hush, stillness, still) = (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night"
HUSH as a verb:
1. become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my baby!"
2. (hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up) = cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"
3. (quieten, hush, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down) = become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
4. wash by removing particles; "Wash ores"
5. run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals