Yesterday's Strands Hints & Answers - Solve NYT Strands

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• Word 1: ARCH

  Definition: a curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it

  Synonyms: archway, vault, span, dome, knowing, playful, mischievous, puckish, roguish, impish, elfin, devilish, naughty, wicked, cheeky, teasing, saucy, flippant, tongue-in-cheek

• Word 2: BUTTE

  Definition: an isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top (similar to but narrower than a mesa)

  Synonyms: high ground, rising ground, prominence, eminence, elevation, rise, hillock, mound, mount, knoll, hummock, tor, tump, fell, pike, mesa

• Word 3: GORGE

  Definition: a narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it

  Synonyms: ravine, canyon, gully, pass, defile, couloir, deep narrow valley, stuff, cram, fill, eat greedily/hungrily, guzzle, gobble, bolt, gulp (down), swallow hurriedly, devour, wolf, cram, binge-eat

• Word 4: MESA

  Definition: an isolated flat-topped hill with steep sides, as found in arid and semi-arid areas of the US

  Synonyms: high ground, rising ground, prominence, eminence, elevation, rise, hillock, mound, mount, knoll, hummock, tor, tump, fell, pike, mesa

• Word 5: NEEDLE

  Definition: a very fine slender piece of polished metal with a point at one end and a hole or eye for thread at the other, used in sewing

  Synonyms: indicator, pointer, marker, arrow, hand, stylus, frond, top, peak, mountaintop, crest, crown, apex, vertex, apogee, tip, cap, hostility, friction, enmity, antipathy, animus, opposition, dissension, rivalry, feud, conflict, discord, contention, goad, provoke, bait, taunt, pester, harass, prick, prod, sting

• Word 6: PILLAR

  Definition: a tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or metal, used as a support for a building, or as an ornament or monument

  Synonyms: column, post, pole, support, upright, vertical, baluster, pier, pile, piling, pilaster, stanchion, standard, prop, buttress

• Word 7: SPIRE

  Definition: a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower

  Synonyms: steeple, belfry

• Spangram: ROCKFORMATION

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