The Clue
Getting something in the eye? (9 letter answer)
The Answer
THREADING
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Notes
The answer THREADING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
THREAD as a verb:
1. (weave, wind, thread, meander, wander) = to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course; "the river winds through the hills"; "the path meanders through the vineyards"; "sometimes, the gout wanders through the entire body"
2. pass a thread through; "thread a needle"
3. remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string; "She had her eyebrows threaded"
4. pass through or into; "thread tape"; "thread film"
5. (string, thread, draw) = thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"