The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BREAM which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1990.
Clean a ship's bottom, in a way crossword clue answers
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| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BREAM | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Clean a ship's bottom, in a way
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bream
- broom
- swab
- grave
- greave
- wash
- garboard
- cleanly
- foul
- heel
- heeled
- heels
Crossword Answer definitions
BREAM noun- A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
- A species in that genus, Abramis brama.
- An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
- A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera.
- To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.
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