The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word GRATING , but the solution may also be GATE which is one of the most recent solution (1998 in New York Times).
Portcullis crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| GRATING | 50 % | 7 |
| GATE | 50 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Portcullis
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- drawbridge
- machicolations
- crenellation
- trapdoor
- crenellations
- gatehouse
- drawbridges
- battlements
- ravelin
- castle
- battlement
- crenelations
Crossword Answer definitions
GRATING verb- To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or crossbars
- To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater
- To make an unpleasant rasping sound, often as the result of rubbing against something
- (by extension) to get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy
- (by extension) to annoy
- A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air.
- A frame of iron bars to hold a fire.
- The loose material that comes from something being grated.
- An optical system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars, especially lines ruled on a polished surface, used for producing spectra by diffraction.
- (in the plural) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable lattice used for the flooring of boats.
- The sound made by something that grates against something else.
- (typically of a voice) Harsh and unpleasant.
- Abrasive; tending to annoy.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result GRATING
- Discordant
- Annoying
- Unpleasant, as a voice
- Old pawnshop feature
- Grille.
- Type of latticework.
- Portcullis.
- Strident
- Danger for wearers of high-heel shoes
- Harsh