The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHORE , but the solution may also be IMPROPERFRACTION which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in LA Times).
Prop crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHORE | 33 % | 5 |
| BRACE | 17 % | 5 |
| STAY | 11 % | 4 |
| LEG | 11 % | 3 |
| FULCRUM | 6 % | 7 |
| SHOREUP | 6 % | 7 |
| BUTTRESS | 6 % | 8 |
| IMPROPERFRACTION | 6 % | 16 |
| CANE | 6 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Prop
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- prop up
- shore up
- airscrew
- property
- airplane propeller
- fixture
- lumber
- pillar
- propeller
- hardware
- plank
- hold
Crossword Answer definitions
SHORE noun- Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such as an ocean, lake or pond.
- (from the perspective of one on a body of water) Land, usually near a port.
- To set on shore.
- A prop or strut supporting the weight or flooring above it.
- (without up) To provide with support.
- (usually with up) To reinforce (something at risk of failure).
- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
- To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- To make a vertical cut in the coal.
- To reap, as grain.
- To deprive of property; to fleece.
- (Obsolete except in Hiberno-English) A sewer.
- To warn or threaten.
- To offer.
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 SHORE
- TV's Dinah
- Coast
- Coastal area
- Water's edge
- Shell site
- The Jersey ___
- Lake edge
- Ocean liner?
- Place to build castles
- Vacation destination
More clues leading to the result BRACE
- Prepare for action
- Pair
- Reinforce
- Prepare for impact
- "___ yourself" ("This may come as a shock")
- Supporting timber
- Support
- Shore up
- Orthopedic device
- Two birds in the hand?
More clues leading to the result STAY
- Canine command
- Corset support
- Command to Fido
- Hang in
- Remain
- Corset feature
- Don't budge
- Order to Fido
- Stick around
- "Wait, I don't want to be alone here!"
More clues leading to the result LEG
- Flight segment
- Trip component
- Trip part
- Grand support
- Lower appendage
- One of a support group?
- Part of a support group?
- Part of a support pair?
- Stool part
- Chicken order
More clues leading to the result FULCRUM
- Seesaw support
- Seesaw part
- Seesaw pivot
- Support on which a lever rests.
- Thole, for one.
- Prop
- Lever support
- Pivot
- Point of leverage
More clues leading to the result SHOREUP
- Reinforce
- Bolster
- Fortify
- Provide extra support for
- Brace, as a wall
- Support, as with props
- Buttress
- Strengthen
- Support with props.
- Prop.
More clues leading to the result BUTTRESS
- Strengthen
- Support
- Support firmly.
- Bulwark.
- Strengthening structure.
- Supporting wall structure.
- Prop.
- Brace
- Make stronger or defensible