Crossword-Solution: CHAFE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Chafe | v. t. | To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm. |
| Chafe | v. t. | To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate. |
| Chafe | v. t. | To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable. |
| Chafe | v. i. | To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction. |
| Chafe | v. i. | To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes. |
| Chafe | v. i. | To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated. |
| Chafe | n. | Heat excited by friction. |
| Chafe | n. | Injury or wear caused by friction. |
| Chafe | n. | Vexation; irritation of mind; rage. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| CHAFE | anagram | ACHEF |
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Hint 1 meaning
The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which
covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
NEROAC
Hint 3 another clue
COVER THE EYES
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Sentences with CHAFE (5)
Fred, on his part, was reflecting that the awkward position in which he had placed her would not confine or chafe her long.
And above all, I said, and as the result of all, see how sensitive the citizens become; they chafe impatiently at the least touch of authority and at length, as you know, they cease to care even for the laws, written or unwritten; they will have no one over them.
Think'st thou, love, 'twill chafe my ghost in Hades' realm, where heroes shine, Should I hear the shepherd boasting To his Argive concubine? Let him boast, the girlish victor, Let him brag; not thus, I trow, Were the laurels torn from Hector, Not so very long ago.
Land the solid and safe-- To welcome again (confess!) When, high and dry, we chafe The body, and don the dress.
But the salvagee, by this method, was always left at the buoy, and was, of course, more liable to chafe and wear than a hawser passed through the ring, which could be wattled with canvas, and shifted at pleasure.
Quotes with CHAFE (3)
What did you do?” I mumble. He is just a few feet away from me now, but not close enough to hear me. As he passes me he stretches out his hand. He wraps it around my palm and squeezes. Squeezes, then lets go. His eyes are bloodshot; he is pale. “What did you do?” This time the question tears from my throat like a growl. I throw myself toward him, struggling against Peter’s grip, though his hands chafe. “What did you do?” I scream. “You die, I die too” Tobias looks over his sh…
(June had drawn out every leaf on the trees. The mothers of Pimlico gave suck to their young. Messages were passing from the Fleet to the Admiralty. Arlington Street and Piccadilly seemed to chafe the very air in the Park and lift its leaves hotly, brilliantly, on waves of that divine vitality which Clarissa loved. To dance, to ride, she had adored all that.)
Of one thing we may be sure, we can never escape the external stimuli that cause vexation. The world is full of them, and though we were to retreat to a cave and live the remainder of our days alone, we still could not lose them. The rough floor of the cave would chafe us, the weather would irritate us and the very silence would cause us to fret
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 150 times in crossword archives (1953–2023).