Crossword-Solution: LEAKY
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Leaky | superl. | Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a leaky roof or cask. |
| Leaky | superl. | Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| LEAKY | anagram | KALEY |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
ETEAR
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with LEAKY (5)
But if your superior culture gets leaky again—” He did not complete the sentence, but he twirled his gleaming axe so carelessly that the Woggle-Bug looked frightened, and shrank away to a safe distance.
Injun Joe was believed to have killed five citizens of the village, but what of that? If he had been Satan himself there would have been plenty of weaklings ready to scribble their names to a pardon-petition, and drip a tear on it from their permanently impaired and leaky water-works.
Him and his horse both went home pretty leaky and crippled, but the Grangerfords had to be _fetched_ home—and one of ’em was dead, and another died the next day.
With the dew-drops of Draupnir the golden Full dearly folk buy them their blessings; Then lay down three ounces and leave them For the leaky old boat that we borrowed.” Bersi got hastily to horse, and rode homewards; and when Cormac saw that he must be left behind, he made this song:-- (24) “I tell you, the goddess who glitters With gold on the perch of the falcon, The bride that I trusted, by beauty, From the bield of my hand has been taken.
She was a leaky tub, but what then? Was I, who had cast many a wistful, doubtful glance at my opium bottle, to begin now to weigh chances and to cavil at danger.
Quotes with LEAKY (3)
When I was a child, all problems had ended with a single word from my father. A smile from him was sunshine, his scowl a bolt of thunder. He was smart, and generous, and honorable without fail. He could exile a trespasser, check my math homework, and fix the leaky bathroom sink, all before dinner. For the longest time, I thought he was invincible. Above the petty problems that plagued normal people. And now he was gone.
When you write your first novel you don't really know what you're doing. There may be writers out there who are brilliant, incisive and in control from their first 'Once upon a time'. I'm not one of them. Every once upon a time for me is another experience of white-water rafting in a leaky inner tube. And I have this theory that while the Story Council has its faults, it does have some idea that if books are going to get written, authors have to be able to write them.
As the station wagon pulled back onto the highway, the sun was slowly sinking below the horizon like a leaky boat. Well, except for that fact that boats are not generally round, orange and on fire. Hmm. Come to think of it, in no way whatsoever did the sun, in this instance, resemble a leaky boat. My apologies. That was a dreadful attempt at simile. Please allow me to try again. As the station wagon pulled back onto the highway, the sun was slowly sinking below the horizon li…
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, S&S, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 87 times in crossword archives (1942–2024).