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Hard water? Crossword Clue

Last seen in: The Washington Post · 2026-10-04

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(noun)

  1. a rink with a floor of ice for ice hockey or ice skating
  2. a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
  3. an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant
  4. a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk)
  5. a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes
  6. the frozen part of a body of water
  7. diamonds
  8. water frozen in the solid state

(verb)

  1. put ice on or put on ice
  2. cause to become ice or icy
  3. decorate with frosting

(noun)

  1. a facility that provides a source of water
  2. a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants
  3. the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)
  4. binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
  5. once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)
  6. liquid excretory product

(verb)

  1. secrete or form water, as tears or saliva
  2. supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
  3. fill with tears
  4. provide with water

1 Potential Answers:

  • 99% match 3 letters
    ICE

    Hard water? (3)

    The Washington Post · Oct 4, 2026

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