Crossword-Solution: FATHOM
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Fathom | n. | A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable water by soundings. |
| Fathom | n. | The measure or extant of one's capacity; depth, as of intellect; profundity; reach; penetration. |
| Fathom | v. t. | To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to measure by throwing the arms about; to span. |
| Fathom | v. t. | The measure by a sounding line; especially, to sound the depth of; to penetrate, measure, and comprehend; to get to the bottom of. |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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greedy person
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Sentences with FATHOM (5)
Never had their learned men been able to fathom the secret of the source of this enormous volume of water.
Tarzan was now confident that Gernois had no intention of returning for him, but he could not fathom the object that had prompted the officer to desert him, yet leave him free to return to camp.
She buried her face on the kindly bosom and wept as she had not wept before in all her life—tears of relief and joy that she could not fathom.
And some in dreams assured were Of the spirit that plagued us so: Nine fathom deep he had followed us From the land of mist and snow.
Let me do myself the honour of making you acquainted with her; after which, I will leave you to fathom for yourself—if you can.
Quotes with FATHOM (3)
That's the nature of being a parent, Sabine has discovered. You'll love your children far more than you ever loved your parents, and -- in the recognition that your own children cannot fathom the depth of your love -- you come to understand the tragic, unrequited love of your own parents.
Everyone who tells a story tells it differently, just to remind us that everybody sees it differently. Some people say there are true things to be found, some people say all kinds of things can be proved. I don't believe them. The only thing for certain is how complicated it all is, like string full of knots. It's all there but hard to find the beginning and impossible to fathom the end. The best you can do is admire the cat's cradle, and maybe knot it up a bit more.
Were these boys in their right minds? Here were two boys with good intellect, one eighteen and one nineteen. They had all the prospects that life could hold out for any of the young; one a graduate of Chicago and another of Ann Arbor; one who had passed his examination for the Harvard Law School and was about to take a trip in Europe,--another who had passed at Ann Arbor, the youngest in his class, with three thousand dollars in the bank. Boys who never knew what it was to wa…
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Appears in: CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NY Sun, NYT, Slate, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 32 times in crossword archives (1950–2024).