The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MANS , but the solution may also be TONES which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in LA Times).
Strengthens crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| MANS | 21 % | 4 |
| GIRDS | 21 % | 5 |
| DEEPENS | 16 % | 7 |
| TONES | 16 % | 5 |
| STEELS | 16 % | 6 |
| SHORESUP | 5 % | 8 |
| BEEFSUP | 5 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Strengthens
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- beef up
- tone up
- fortify
- tone
- accentuates
- adds
- affirms
- allows
- amplifies
- augmented
- augments
- bolsters
Crossword Answer definitions
MANS noun- An adult male human.
- (collective) All human males collectively: mankind.
- A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult. (See usage notes.)
- (collective) All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity. (Sometimes capitalized as Man.)
- A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.
- An male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
- An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.
- Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.
- A husband.
- A lover; a boyfriend.
- A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
- A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
- A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.
- A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc.
- An adult male servant.
- A vassal; a subject.
- A piece or token used in board games such as chess.
- Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person.
- A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste.
- A friendly term of address usually reserved for other adult males.
- A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.
- To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).
- To take up position in order to operate (something).
- (possibly obsolete) To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare man up.)
- To wait on, attend to or escort.
- To accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence of people.
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 MANS
- "The way to a __ heart..."
- Occupies, as a post
- Staffs
- Eschews robots
- Takes control
- Assigns workers to
- A __ home is
- "One __ meat..."
- "The way to a ___ heart..."
- Positions oneself at, as a weapon
More clues leading to the result GIRDS
- Binds with a belt
- Braces
- Encircles
- Stiffens
- Strengthens
- Hems in
- Prepares, as for action
- Braces (oneself)
- Binds up
- Fastens up.
More clues leading to the result DEEPENS
- Strengthens
- Gets more profound
- Digs down further
- Becomes less shallow
- Compounds, as a mystery
- Gets lower
- Increases in intensity, as a storm
- Intensifies
- Becomes more complex
- Becomes more complicated
More clues leading to the result TONES
- Accents
- Dispositions
- Earth ____ (browns)
- Shades
- Sound qualities
- Earth __ (browns)
- Gets fit
- Strengthens
- They may be pear-shaped
- Ambient music selections
More clues leading to the result STEELS
- Prepares for action
- Prepares for battle
- Stiffens up
- Makes tough
- Hardens
- Fills with resolution
- Toughens (oneself)
- Makes resolute
- Stiffens
- Becomes resolved