The Clue
Existing (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ALIVE
Tags
Notes
The answer ALIVE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.
Related Clues
Active
Animated
Aware
Breathing
Dynamic
In existence
Extant
___ and kicking
___ to (noticing)
Peppy
In play
Sprightly
Surviving
Teeming
Ticking
Vibrant
Vigorous
Vivid
Book by Read
Companion of kicking
Full of pep
Kicking's partner
Not dead
Not defunct
Quick-witted
Read novel
Registering a pulse
Still in the game
Still going
Still with us
Andes survivors' story
"Stayin' ___" (disco hit)
How Buck brought 'em back
Definition
ALIVE as an adjective:
1. (alive, live) = possessing life; "the happiest person alive"; "the nerve is alive"; "doctors are working hard to keep him alive"; "burned alive"; "a live canary"
2. (often followed by `with') full of life and spirit; "she was wonderfully alive for her age"; "a face alive with mischief"
3. (animated, alive) = having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"
4. (followed by `to' or `of') aware of; "is alive to the moods of others"
5. (active, alive) = in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"
6. (alert, alive, awake) = (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "alert to the problems"; "alive to what is going on"; "awake to the dangers of her situation"; "was now awake to the reality of his predicament"
7. (alive, live) = capable of erupting; "a live volcano"; "the volcano is very much alive"