The Clue
Immersed (6 letter answer)
The Answer
DIPPED
Tags
Notes
The answer DIPPED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
DIP as a verb:
1. (dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douse) = immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"
2. (dunk, dip) = dip into a liquid while eating; "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"
3. go down momentarily; "Prices dipped"
4. stain an object by immersing it in a liquid
5. (dim, dip) = switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
6. lower briefly; "She dipped her knee"
7. (dip, sink) = appear to move downward; "The sun dipped below the horizon"; "The setting sun sank below the tree line"
8. slope downwards; "Our property dips towards the river"
9. (dip, douse, duck) = dip into a liquid; "He dipped into the pool"
10. place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax
11. immerse in a disinfectant solution; "dip the sheep"
12. scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface; "dip water out of a container"
DIPPED as an adjective:
1. (dipped, lordotic, swayback, swaybacked) = having abnormal sagging of the spine (especially in horses)