The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word SHORN , but the solution may also be SHAVEN which is one of the most recent solution (2004 in Newsday).
Tonsured crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SHORN | 50 % | 5 |
| SHAVEN | 25 % | 6 |
| SHAVED | 25 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Tonsured
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- hairless
- tilak
- sanyasi
- tika
- washerman
- chaddar
- dhoti
- sikh
- lungi
- pipal tree
- tarpan
- sadhu
Crossword Answer definitions
SHORN verb- 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.
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 SHORN
- Clipped
- Sheared
- Cut off
- De-wooled
- Fleeced
- Clipped, as sheep
- Cut
- Trimmed of wool
- Relieved of wool
- Back from the barber
More clues leading to the result SHAVEN
- Free of stubble
- Like a smooth head, perhaps
- No longer bearded
- Fuzz-free
- Sans whiskers
- Closely trimmed
- Cut off
- Beardless
- Tonsured
- Stubble-free