The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word BATTENS which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1954.
Thrives; grows fat crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| BATTENS | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Thrives; grows fat
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- calcifuge
- apple
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- range
- batten
- battle
- burnish
- burnished
- burnishing
- flourish
- flourishing
- grazer
Crossword Answer definitions
BATTENS noun- A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point.
- A long strip of wood, metal, fibreglass etc., used for various purposes aboard ship, especially one inserted in a pocket sewn on the sail in order to keep the sail flat.
- In stagecraft, a long pipe, usually metal, affixed to the ceiling or fly system in a theater.
- The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the threads of a woof.
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