The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SWIMS , but the solution may also be COPES which is one of the most recent solution (2008 in Wall Street Journal).
Keeps one's head above water crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SWIMS | 50 % | 5 |
| COPES | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Keeps one's head above water
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- treading water
- tread
- treading
- overhead
- duck
- sail
- boss
- heads
- iceberg
- float
- level
- hearts
Crossword Answer definitions
SWIMS noun- An act or instance of swimming.
- The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
- A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
- A dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in a freestyle swimming manner.
- To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
- To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid
- To move around freely because of excess space.
- To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to utilize a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event.
- To cause to swim.
- To float.
- To be overflowed or drenched.
- To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float.
- To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches.
- To glide along with a waving motion.
- A dizziness; swoon.
- To be dizzy or vertiginous; have a giddy sensation; to have, or appear to have, a whirling motion.
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More clues leading to the result SWIMS
- Takes a dip
- Travels in a lane, maybe
- Does the dog paddle
- Does the butterfly
- Does the crawl
- Takes part in an aquacade
- Begins a triathlon
- Seems to spin dizzily
- Does laps in a pool
- Travels like a shark