Crossword-Solution: REGULATOR
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Regulator | n. | One who, or that which, regulates. |
| Regulator | n. | A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive. |
| Regulator | n. | A clock, or other timepiece, used as a standard of correct time. See Astronomical clock (a), under Clock. |
| Regulator | n. | A member of a volunteer committee which, in default of the lawful authority, undertakes to preserve order and prevent crimes; also, sometimes, one of a band organized for the comission of violent crimes. |
We have 18 clues for the answer “REGULATOR”
| Clue | Answers |
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| thermostat | 1 answer |
| Soldier keeps to rules I lay down | 1 answer |
| Scuba device | 1 answer |
| Controlling device | 2 answers |
| FLOW control device | 3 answers |
| Valve | 30 answers |
| mechanical device | 34 answers |
| Arrow. | 36 answers |
| President | 38 answers |
| controller | 42 answers |
| Indicator | 47 answers |
| governor | 47 answers |
| Pointer | 49 answers |
| Gauge | 55 answers |
| ruler | 59 answers |
| Executive | 59 answers |
| Needle | 67 answers |
| CONTROL ___ | 113 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETAER
Hint 3 another clue
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Sentences with REGULATOR (5)
Mabel was not (so the legend goes) your ordinary monkey; the university had spent years teaching her how to swim, breathing through a regulator, in order to study the effects of different gas mixtures on her physiology.
Justice is the central star which governs societies, the pole around which the political world revolves, the principle and the regulator of all transactions.
Thus the regulator was painted white, as being the coolest colour; the air was passed over cold water, and in some cases the air pipes were even surrounded by ice, all with the object of keeping the blast cold.
Weller, using the watch after the manner of a president’s hammer, and remarking with great pride that nothing hurt it, and that falls and concussions of all kinds materially enhanced the excellence of the works and assisted the regulator, knocked the table a great many times, and declared the association formally constituted.
But the life of man is short; the infirmities of age increase upon me, and the time will soon come when the regulator of the year must mingle with the dust.
Quotes with REGULATOR (3)
The philosophy of Atheism represents a concept of life without any metaphysical Beyond or Divine Regulator. It is the concept of an actual, real world with its liberating, expanding and beautifying possibilities, as against an unreal world, which, with its spirits, oracles, and mean contentment has kept humanity in helpless degradation.
I should mention, by the way, that LVR stands for Luminal Velocity Regulator. I suppose it could also stand for Large Venezeulan Rats, but in this case it does not.
You know that when a utility company is going down the fantasy route, they are likely hiding some illegal activity that they are engaging in. Fabricating fictional stories to their government regulator is just one of the many illegal activities that they engage in.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: WSJ.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (2006).