The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word SPLINT which also is the latest solution we found used in Chronicle of Higher Education in 2001.
Broken-bone support crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SPLINT | 100 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Broken-bone support
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- splint
- cast
- splints
- splinter
- splintering
- splinters
- reduce
- consolidate
- set
- extension
- cementation
- reduced
Crossword Answer definitions
SPLINT noun- An inferior kind of cannel coal from Scottish collieries, having a slaty structure.
- A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
- A dental device applied consequent to undergoing orthodontia.
- A device to immobilize a body part.
- A segment of armour consisting of a narrow overlapping plate.
- A bone found on either side of a horse's cannon bone; the second or fourth metacarpal (forelimb) or metatarsal (hindlimb) bone.
- A disease affecting the splint bones, as a callosity or hard excrescence.
- To apply a splint to; to fasten with splints.
- To support one's abdomen with hands or a pillow before attempting to cough.
- To split into thin, slender pieces; to splinter.
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