The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ROUND which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1987.
A bout phase crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters | 
|---|---|---|
| ROUND | 100 % | 5 | 
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: A bout phase
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- round
 - event
 - arena
 - booze
 - box
 - debauch
 - fight
 - hangover
 - hooks
 - jab
 - rounds
 - scrap
 
Crossword Answer definitions
ROUND adverb- So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.
 - So as to surround or be near.
 - Nearly; approximately; about.
 - From place to place.
 - From one state or condition to an opposite or very different one; with a metaphorical change in direction; bringing about awareness or agreement.
 - (with turn, spin etc.) So as to partially or completely rotate; so as to face in the opposite direction.
 - Used with verbs to indicate repeated or continuous action, or in numerous locations or with numerous people.
 - Used with certain verbs to suggest unproductive activity.
 
- Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.
 - (of abstract things) Centred upon; surrounding.
 - Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
 - Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.
 - Near; in the vicinity of.
 - At or to various places within.
 
- A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
 - A circular or repetitious route.
 - A general outburst from a group of people at an event.
 - A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
 - A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.
 - A single individual portion or dose of medicine.
 - One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).
 - A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.
 - A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot.
 - One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.
 - A stage, level, set of events in a game
 - (drafting, CAD) A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.
 - A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.
 - (butchery) The hindquarters of a bovine.
 - A rung, as of a ladder.
 - A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.
 - A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.
 - A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.
 - A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.
 - A circular dance.
 - Rotation, as in office; succession.
 - A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.
 - An assembly; a group; a circle.
 - A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
 - A vessel filled, as for drinking.
 - A round-top.
 - A round of beef.
 
- To shape something into a curve.
 - To become shaped into a curve.
 - (with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.
 - To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.
 - To turn past a boundary.
 - To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).
 - To advance to home plate.
 - To go round, pass, go past.
 - To encircle; to encompass.
 - To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.
 - To do ward rounds.
 - To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.
 - To go or turn round; to wheel about.
 
- (physical) Shape.
 - Complete, whole, not lacking.
 - (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
 - Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.
 - Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.
 - Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.
 - Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.
 - Large in magnitude.
 - (authorship, of a fictional character) Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.
 - Vaulted.
 
- To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.
 - To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.
 
- A whisper; whispering.
 - Discourse; song.
 
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