The Clue
Some blemishes (5 letter answer)
The Answer
STRAW
Tags
Notes
The answer STRAW is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.
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Definition
STRAW as a noun:
1. plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
2. (chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble) = material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
3. (pale yellow, straw) = a yellow tint; yellow diluted with white
4. (straw, drinking straw) = a thin paper or plastic tube used to such liquids into the mouth
STRAW as a verb:
1. cover or provide with or as if with straw; "cows were strawed to weather the snowstorm"
2. (strew, straw) = spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic); "strew toys all over the carpet"
STRAW as an adjective:
1. of a pale yellow color like straw; straw colored