The Clue
Punch lines, e.g. (8 letter answer)
The Answer
CLIMAXES
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Notes
The answer CLIMAXES is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
CLIMAX as a noun:
1. (climax, flood tide) = the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success"
2. (climax, culmination) = the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
3. (orgasm, climax, sexual climax, coming) = the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
4. the most severe stage of a disease
5. arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
CLIMAX as a verb:
1. (culminate, climax) = end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage; "The meeting culminated in a tearful embrace"