The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word RATCHETS , but the solution may also be RATCHES which is one of the most recent solution (1989 in New York Times).
Toothed bars crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| RATCHETS | 50 % | 8 |
| RATCHES | 50 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Toothed bars
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- comb
- combatively
- combed
- rack
- ratch
- ratchet
- toothwort
- card
- devil
- eroded
- gap
- gear
Crossword Answer definitions
RATCHETS noun- A pawl, click or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
- A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch and pawl.
- A ratchet wrench.
- (by extension) A procedure or regulation that goes in one direction, usually up.
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 RATCHETS
- Garage tools
- Wheels with teeth
- Elevator safety mechanisms
- Devices with gearwheels and pawls
- Increases by degrees, with "up"
- Safety devices on lifts.
- Toothed wheels.
- Mechanical devices.
- Toothed bars
- Increases, with "up"