The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word BENDS , but the solution may also be BALLETMOVEMENTS which is one of the most recent solution (2009 in Chronicle of Higher Education).
Plies crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BENDS | 17 % | 5 |
| WIELDS | 17 % | 6 |
| KNEEBENDS | 17 % | 9 |
| USES | 17 % | 4 |
| BALLETMOVEMENTS | 17 % | 15 |
| TOILSAT | 17 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Plies
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- clefts
- deg
- folds
- pleats
- sup
- wrinkles
- toils
- travels
- disembarks
- traffics
- wares
Crossword Answer definitions
BENDS noun- A curve.
- Any of the various knots which join the ends of two lines.
- (in the plural, underwater diving, with the) A severe condition caused by excessively quick decompression, causing bubbles of nitrogen to form in the blood; decompression sickness.
- One of the honourable ordinaries formed by two diagonal lines drawn from the dexter chief to the sinister base; it generally occupies a fifth part of the shield if uncharged, but if charged one third.
- Turn; purpose; inclination; ends.
- In the leather trade, the best quality of sole leather; a butt; sometimes, half a butt cut lengthwise.
- Hard, indurated clay; bind.
- (in the plural) The thickest and strongest planks in a ship's sides, more generally called wales, which have the beams, knees, and futtocks bolted to them.
- (in the plural) The frames or ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of the sides.
- A glissando, or glide between one pitch and another.
- To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means.
- To become curved.
- To cause to change direction.
- To change direction.
- To be inclined; to direct itself.
- (usually with "down") To stoop.
- To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.
- To force to submit.
- To submit.
- To apply to a task or purpose.
- To apply oneself to a task or purpose.
- To adapt or interpret to for a purpose or beneficiary.
- To tie, as in securing a line to a cleat; to shackle a chain to an anchor; make fast.
- To smoothly change the pitch of a note.
- To swing the body when rowing.
- The thickest and strongest planks in a wooden ship's side, wales.
- A sometimes fatal condition resulting from the formation of nitrogen bubbles in the blood and tissues, because of too rapid decompression, seen especially in deep-sea divers ascending rapidly from a dive. It is characterized by severe pains in the joints and chest, skin irritation, cramps, nausea, and paralysis.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result BENDS
- Swerves from a straight line
- Folds over
- Curves
- Deep sea diver's ailment
- Doglegs
- Deep knee ___
- Gives in
- Road curves
- Ballerina's plie's
- Plies
More clues leading to the result WIELDS
- Exercises, as authority
- Exercises, as power
- Employs actively
- Handles, as a harpoon
- Controls
- Brandishes
- Uses effectively
- Exercises
- Handles
- Uses, as a weapon
More clues leading to the result KNEEBENDS
- Pliés
- Some squats in the gym
- They can be deep
- Exercise routine
- Ups and downs of exercise?
- Leg strengtheners
- Lower-body exercise
More clues leading to the result USES
- Applications
- Takes advantage of
- Exploits
- Functions
- Makes the most of
- Partakes of
- Walks all over
- Avails
- Employs
- Manipulates for personal gain