The Clue
Estuaries (6 letter answer)
The Answer
MOUTHS
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Notes
The answer MOUTHS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
MOUTH as a noun:
1. (mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris) = the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
2. the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth"
3. an opening that resembles a mouth (as of a cave or a gorge); "he rode into the mouth of the canyon"; "they built a fire at the mouth of the cave"
4. the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water; "New York is at the mouth of the Hudson"
5. a person conceived as a consumer of food; "he has four mouths to feed"
6. (mouthpiece, mouth) = a spokesperson (as a lawyer)
7. (sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip, mouth) = an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
8. the opening of a jar or bottle; "the jar had a wide mouth"
MOUTH as a verb:
1. (talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise) = express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
2. articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"
3. touch with the mouth