The Clue
Drip and regular, e.g. (6 letter answer)
The Answer
GRINDS
Tags
Notes
The answer GRINDS is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
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Definition
GRIND as a noun:
1. (swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb) = an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively
2. (drudgery, plodding, grind, donkeywork) = hard monotonous routine work
3. (grind, mill, pulverization, pulverisation) = the act of grinding to a powder or dust
GRIND as a verb:
1. (crunch, cranch, craunch, grind) = press or grind with a crunching noise
2. (grate, grind) = make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"
3. (grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute) = reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
4. (labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil) = work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
5. dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
6. created by grinding; "grind designs into the glass bowl"
7. shape or form by grinding; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras"