The Clue
Scurries (6 letter answer)
The Answer
DASHES
Tags
Notes
The answer DASHES is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1500 puzzles.
Related Clues
Olympic events
Track events
Morse code bits
Some human races
They're sometimes mad
Five of them represent a zero
Tom, to Samuel F. B. Morse
Definition
DASH as a noun:
1. (dash, elan, flair, panache, style) = distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
2. (dash, sprint) = a quick run
3. a footrace run at top speed; "he is preparing for the 100-yard dash"
4. (hyphen, dash) = a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text
5. (dash, dah) = the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
6. (dash, bolt) = the act of moving with great haste; "he made a dash for the door"
DASH as a verb:
1. (dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot) = run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard"
2. (smash, dash) = break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over; "Smash a plate"
3. (crash, dash) = hurl or thrust violently; "He dashed the plate against the wall"; "Waves were dashing against the rock"
4. destroy or break; "dashed ambitions and hopes"
5. (daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare) = cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
6. add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"