The Clue
Shape (5 letter answer)
The Answer
FORGE
Tags
Notes
The answer FORGE is uncommon, appearing about once every 575 puzzles.
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Definition
FORGE as a noun:
1. furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping
2. (forge, smithy) = a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
FORGE as a verb:
1. (forge, hammer) = create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
2. (forge, fake, counterfeit) = make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
3. (invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge) = come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
4. move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead"
5. (forge, spurt, spirt) = move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy
6. (shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge) = make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
7. (fashion, forge) = make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"