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Word entry · 6 letters

blight

Best crossword clue

"Plant disease"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /blaɪt/Part of speech verb, nounSorted bghiltStarts with BEnds with T2 cluesCommon crossword word
1B2L3I4G5H6T

Definitions

  1. cause to suffer a blight

Word origin

The verb is derived from the noun.

Used in a sentence

  • Proceed, inhuman Parent in thy Scorn; / Root up my Trees, vvith Blites deſtroy my Corn; / My Vineyards Ruin, and my Sheepfolds burn.
  • As ſudden blights corrupt the ripen'd grain, / And of its verdure ſpoil the mournful plain; / So hapleſs love on blooming features preys, / So hapleſs love deſtroys our peaceful days.
  • A blight in 1855–56 set back the industry, many plantations being ruined and then given over to sugar cane. After the blight had disappeared, the plantations were re-established, and prosperity continued for years.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Plant disease6 letters
02Plague6 letters

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