Dwindle (down) Crossword Clue

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Dwindle (down) Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
2. stick of wax with a wick in the middle
(verb)
1. give a point to
2. diminish gradually

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DOWN (noun)
1. English physician who first described Down’s syndrome (1828-1896)
2. soft fine feathers
DOWN (adjective)
1. understood perfectly
2. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
DOWN (adverb)
1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
DOWN (verb)
1. eat up completely, as with great appetite
2. cause to come or go down
DWINDLE (verb)
1. become smaller or lose substance

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Down

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