The Clue
Drift (5 letter answer)
The Answer
TENOR
Tags
Notes
The answer TENOR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 90 puzzles.
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Definition
TENOR as a noun:
1. (tenor, tenor voice) = the adult male singing voice above baritone
2. the pitch range of the highest male voice
3. an adult male with a tenor voice
4. a settled or prevailing or habitual course of a person's life; "nothing disturbed the even tenor of her ways"
5. (tenor, strain) = the general meaning or substance of an utterance; "although I disagreed with him I could follow the tenor of his argument"
TENOR as an adjective:
1. (of a musical instrument) intermediate between alto and baritone or bass; "a tenor sax"
2. of or close in range to the highest natural adult male voice; "tenor voice"