The Clue
Stay (6 letter answer)
The Answer
REMAIN
Tags
Notes
The answer REMAIN is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 1000 puzzles.
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Definition
REMAIN as a verb:
1. (stay, remain, rest) = stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"
2. (stay, stay on, continue, remain) = continue in a place, position, or situation; "After graduation, she stayed on in Cambridge as a student adviser"; "Stay with me, please"; "despite student protests, he remained Dean for another year"; "She continued as deputy mayor for another year"
3. be left; of persons, questions, problems, results, evidence, etc.; "There remains the question of who pulled the trigger"; "Carter remains the only President in recent history under whose Presidency the U.S. did not fight a war"
4. (persist, remain, stay) = stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"