The Clue
Drop (7 letter answer)
The Answer
DESCEND
Tags
Notes
The answer DESCEND is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1300 puzzles.
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Definition
DESCEND as a verb:
1. (descend, fall, go down, come down) = move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
2. (derive, come, descend) = come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; "She was descended from an old Italian noble family"; "he comes from humble origins"
3. (condescend, deign, descend) = do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
4. (fall, descend, settle) = come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"