The Clue
Departed souls (8 letter answer)
The Answer
DECEASED
Tags
Notes
The answer DECEASED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
DECEASED as a noun:
1. (dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased, decedent, departed) = someone who is no longer alive; "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
DECEASE as a verb:
1. (die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it) = pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
DECEASED as an adjective:
1. (asleep, at peace, at rest, deceased, departed, gone) = dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend"