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Word entry · 7 letters

trigger

Best crossword clue

"Start mechanism"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɹɪɡəː/Part of speech noun, verbSorted eggirrtStarts with TEnds with R2 cluesVery common crossword word
1T2R3I4G5G6E7R

Definitions

  1. an act that sets in motion some course of events

Word origin

Originally tricker, from Dutch trekker (“pull”, noun, as in drawer-pull, bell-pull), from Dutch trekken (“to drag, draw, pull”).

Used in a sentence

  • Just pull the trigger.
  • [W]e pull'd aſide the Tricker, and obſerv'd, that according to our expectation the force of the Spring of the Lock vvas not ſenſibly abated by the abſence of the Air.
  • Sleeping in an unfamiliar room can be a trigger for sleepwalking.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Start mechanism7 letters
02Device that starts action7 letters

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