The Clue
Make a dice bet (4 letter answer)
The Answer
FADE
Tags
Notes
The answer FADE is seen frequently, appearing about once every 170 puzzles.
Related Clues
Die
Dim
Diminish
Evanesce
Recede
Vanish
Wane
Wither
Become indistinct
Disappear gradually
Falter at the finish
Film technique
Grow dim
Lose brightness
Lose brilliance
Lose color
Lose freshness
Lose vigor
Pass the peak
Wash out
Wither away
Be outscored at the end
Become washed out
Cover a bet at dice
Die away, as a sound
Direction at a scene's end
Fall behind in the stretch
Lose one's blush
Lose strength in the backstretch
Meet the bet at Reno
Move backward, as a quarterback
Movie ending effect
Sparkle a little less
Bet against the dice caster
Not do well in the stretch
What colors do over time
What some things do in the sun
Definition
FADE as a noun:
1. (slice, fade, slicing) = a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
2. (fade, disappearance) = gradually ceasing to be visible
FADE as a verb:
1. (fade, melt) = become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
2. (fade, wither) = lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
3. (evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass) = disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off"
4. (languish, fade) = become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"