Yesterday's Strands Hints & Answers - Solve NYT Strands

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• Word 1: BELLS

  Definition: a hollow metal object, typically in the shape of a deep inverted cup widening at the lip, that sounds a clear musical note when struck, especially by means of a clapper inside

  Synonyms: chime, gong, alarm

• Word 2: COCKLESHELLS

  Definition: an edible burrowing bivalve mollusc with a strong ribbed shell

• Word 3: CONTRARY

  Definition: opposite in nature, direction, or meaning

  Synonyms: opposite, opposing, opposed, contradictory, clashing, conflicting, antithetical, incompatible, irreconcilable, perverse, awkward, difficult, uncooperative, unhelpful, obstructive, disobliging, unaccommodating, unreasonable, troublesome, tiresome, annoying, vexatious, disobedient, recalcitrant, refractory, wilful, headstrong, self-willed, capricious, wayward, cross-grained, opposite, reverse, converse, antithesis

• Word 4: MAIDS

  Definition: a female domestic servant

  Synonyms: female servant, maidservant, housemaid, parlourmaid, serving maid, lady's maid, chambermaid, maid-of-all-work, domestic, drudge, menial, girl, young woman, young lady, miss

• Word 5: PRETTY

  Definition: (of a person, especially a woman or child) attractive in a delicate way without being truly beautiful

  Synonyms: attractive, lovely, good-looking, nice-looking, fetching, prepossessing, appealing, charming, delightful, nice, engaging, pleasing, quite, rather, somewhat, fairly, reasonably, moderately, comparatively, relatively, tolerably, passably, adequately, satisfactorily, decently, respectably, beautify, make attractive, make pretty, prettify, pretty up, adorn, ornament, embellish, smarten, glamorize, prink, preen, primp

• Word 6: SILVER

  Definition: a precious shiny greyish-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 47

  Synonyms: silverware, (silver) plate, coins, coinage, specie, silver medal, second prize, plate with silver, coat with silver, overlay with silver, laminate with silver, back with silver, golden, gold-coloured, yellow, yellowish

• Spangram: GARDEN

  Definition: a piece of ground adjoining a house, in which grass, flowers, and shrubs may be grown

  Synonyms: piece of land, plot