The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word NAME which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Be specific about, in a way crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| NAME | 100 % | 4 |
Why may NAME be the right solution?
The word "name" can be a verb meaning to give a specific name or to identify someone or something by name. Therefore, if someone is being specific about something by giving it a name, the answer would be "name."
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Be specific about, in a way
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- play
- specify
- treat
- knowledge
- specialize
- specialise
- deal
- act
- call
- function
- operate
- pass
Crossword Answer definitions
NAME noun- Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- Reputation.
- An abusive or insulting epithet.
- A person (or legal person).
- Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
- A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.
- An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.
- Authority.
- (ditransitive) To give a name to.
- To mention, specify.
- To identify as relevant or important
- To publicly implicate.
- To designate for a role.
- (Westminster system politics) To initiate a process to temporarily remove a member of parliament who is breaking the rules of conduct.
- Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
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