The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word RESTING , but the solution may also be PAUSING which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in New York Times).
Taking five crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RESTING | 67 % | 7 |
| PAUSING | 33 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Taking five
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- take five
- five hundred
- five points
- fives
- fivefold
- fifth
- take ten
- takin
- take for
- fifths
- takings
- twenty five
Crossword Answer definitions
RESTING verb- To cease from action, motion, work, or performance of any kind; stop; desist; be without motion.
- To come to a pause or an end; end.
- To be free from that which harasses or disturbs; be quiet or still; be undisturbed.
- To be or to put into a state of rest.
- To stay, remain, be situated.
- To lean, lie, or lay.
- To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
- To sleep; slumber.
- To lie dormant.
- To sleep the final sleep; sleep in death; die; be dead.
- To rely or depend on.
- To be satisfied; to acquiesce.
- To remain.
- To arrest.
- The action of rest
- A place where one can rest; a resting-place.
- A pause; a break; an interlude.
- That rests; that is not in action or in the process of growth.
- Unemployed; out of work.
- Remaining; stationary.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result RESTING
- Taking it easy
- On break
- Dormant
- Observing the Sabbath
- Kicking back
- Taking five
- Dormant.
- Inactive.
- Abiding.
- Basing.