The Clue
Outpourings (6 letter answer)
The Answer
SPATES
Tags
Notes
The answer SPATES is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 750 puzzles.
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Definition
SPATE as a noun:
1. (batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew) = (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"
2. (rush, spate, surge, upsurge) = a sudden forceful flow
3. (freshet, spate) = the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow
SPAT as a verb:
1. come down like raindrops; "Bullets were spatting down on us"
2. become permanently attached; "mollusks or oysters spat"
3. strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves"
4. (applaud, clap, spat, acclaim) = clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
5. engage in a brief and petty quarrel
6. spawn; "oysters spat"
7. (clap, spat) = clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music"