The Clue
William A. Nolen topic (7 letter answer)
The Answer
HEALING
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Notes
The answer HEALING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
HEALING as a noun:
1. the natural process by which the body repairs itself
HEAL as a verb:
1. (mend, heal) = heal or recover; "My broken leg is mending"
2. get healthy again; "The wound is healing slowly"
3. (bring around, cure, heal) = provide a cure for, make healthy again; "The treatment cured the boy's acne"; "The quack pretended to heal patients but never managed to"
HEALING as an adjective:
1. (curative, healing, alterative, remedial, sanative, therapeutic) = tending to cure or restore to health; "curative powers of herbal remedies"; "her gentle healing hand"; "remedial surgery"; "a sanative environment of mountains and fresh air"; "a therapeutic agent"; "therapeutic diets"