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anagrinds

anagrinds is the plural of anagrind.

Meaning of anagrind

Noun

anagrind (plural anagrinds)

  1. (crosswording) Part of a cryptic crossword clue indicating that the letters of another word or phrase in the clue should be anagrammed.
    • This is really good. Esp. the beard clue, and 2D, except I don't see the purpose of the scare quotes around 'fantastic' -- there must be a better anagrind for this -- diabolical? weird?2000, Melvin Hochster, “FSSC #5: results”, in rec.puzzles.crosswords (Usenet)

Questions about anagrinds

What is anagrinds the plural of?
Anagrinds is the plural of anagrind.

Words near anagrinds in the dictionary

  1. anagraphies
  2. anagraphs
  3. anagraphy
  4. anagrelide
  5. anagrind
  6. anagrinds
  7. anags.
  8. anagyrine
  9. Anah
  10. anahau
  11. Anahaw

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