The Clue
Gray ___ (4 letter answer)
The Answer
AREA
Tags
Notes
The answer AREA is very common and appears about once every 16 puzzles.
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Belt
___ code
District
Domain
Environs
Field
Ground
Locality
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Neighborhood
Place
Precinct
Province
Range
Region
Sector
Space
Terrain
Territory
Tract
Vicinage
Vicinity
Zone
Geographical datum
Kind of code
Kind of rug
Plane measure
Kind of code or rug
Side by side, maybe?
Length times width, sometimes
Side times side, for a square
Word after rest or residential
Definition
AREA as a noun:
1. (area, country) = a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"
2. (sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena) = a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"
3. a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."
4. a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
5. (area, region) = a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"
6. (area, expanse, surface area) = the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary; "the area of a rectangle"; "it was about 500 square feet in area"