The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LAID which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2023.
Like eggs in nests and carpet on floors crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| LAID | 100 % | 4 |
Why may LAID be the right solution?
The word "laid" is a past tense form of the verb "lay", which means to put or place something down. Eggs are laid in nests by birds, and carpets are laid on floors during installation. Therefore, the word "laid" fits the clue.
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Crossword Answer definitions
LAID adjective- (of paper) Marked with parallel lines, as if ribbed, from wires in the mould.
- To place down in a position of rest, or in a horizontal position.
- To cause to subside or abate.
- To prepare (a plan, project etc.); to set out, establish (a law, principle).
- To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.
- To produce and deposit an egg.
- To bet (that something is or is not the case).
- To deposit (a stake) as a wager; to stake; to risk.
- To have sex with.
- To take a position; to come or go.
- To state; to allege.
- To point; to aim.
- (ropemaking) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable, etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them.
- To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the imposing stone.
- To place (new type) properly in the cases.
- To apply; to put.
- To impose (a burden, punishment, command, tax, etc.).
- To impute; to charge; to allege.
- To present or offer.
- To don or put on (tefillin (phylacteries)).
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