Enter a clue or pattern or both:
The Clue
Lessened (5 letter answer)
The Answer
PARED
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Notes
The answer PARED is common and appears about once every 300 puzzles.
Related Clues
Curtailed
Peeled
Reduced
Scraped
Shaved
Skinned
Skived
Trimmed
Whittled
Cut away
Cut back
Cut down
Denuded apples
Made thinner
Prepared, as pears
Shaved a Baldwin
Skinned an apple
Trimmed away
Used a peeler on
Whittled (down)
Did a K.P. job
Did K.P. work
Did some whittling
Took off a coat
Used a fruit knife
Definition
PARE as a verb:
1. (pare, pare down) = decrease gradually or bit by bit
2. (whittle, pare) = cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of wood"
3. (skin, peel, pare) = strip the skin off; "pare apples"
4. (pare, trim) = remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size; "pare one's fingernails"; "trim the photograph"; "trim lumber"