The Clue
Golden ___ (3 letter answer)
The Answer
AGE
Tags
Notes
The answer AGE is very common and appears about once every 33 puzzles.
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Definition
AGE as a noun:
1. how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age"
2. (historic period, age) = an era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live in a litigious age"
3. (age, eld) = a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld"
4. (old age, years, age, eld, geezerhood) = a late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"
5. (long time, age, years) = a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
AGE as a verb:
1. begin to seem older; get older; "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
2. (senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate) = grow old or older; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce"
3. make older; "The death of his child aged him tremendously"