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Connections Definitions for Friday, November 6, 2026
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PUZZLE #1244 Friday, November 6, 2026
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Meaning A duplicate kept in case the original is lost or fails.
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noun Meaning 2
the act of providing approval and support
Example: “his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives”
noun Meaning 3
(computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device
Example: “he made a backup in case the original was accidentally damaged or erased”
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- noun
a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
Related: accompaniment, musical accompaniment, support
- noun
someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)
Example: “the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes”
Related: stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup man, fill-in
- noun
an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage
Example: “a traffic backup on the main street”
Meaning The basic makeup of something; also the body of fundamental laws of a state.
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noun Meaning 2
the act of forming or establishing something
Example: “the constitution of a PTA group last year”
noun Meaning 3
a United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy; it has been rebuilt and is anchored in the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston
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- noun
the way in which someone or something is composed
Related: composition, physical composition, makeup, make-up
- noun
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
Related: fundamental law, organic law
- noun
the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
Related: united states constitution, u.s. constitution, us constitution, constitution of the united states
Meaning Cloth made by weaving or knitting fibers; also the underlying structure of something.
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noun Meaning 2
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
Example: “the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent”
noun Meaning 3
the underlying structure
Example: “providing a factual framework for future research”
Meaning A truck with a flat, open bed and no sides or roof, used to carry large loads.
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noun Meaning 2
an open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects
noun Meaning 3
freight car without permanent sides or roof
Meaning A car modified to increase its speed and acceleration.
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noun Meaning 2
a car modified to increase its speed and acceleration
Meaning The combination of parts or qualities that form something; also cosmetics.
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noun Meaning 2
cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance
noun Meaning 3
the way in which someone or something is composed
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- noun
an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event
Example: “he missed the test and had to take a makeup”
Related: make-up
Meaning Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead.
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noun Meaning 2
Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus
Meaning A light truck with an open cargo bed and low sides.
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noun Meaning 2
the act of taking aboard passengers or freight
noun Meaning 3
the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places
Example: “garbage pickup is on Mondays and Thursdays”
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an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable
Related: cartridge
- noun
a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard
Related: pickup truck
- noun
anything with restorative powers
Example: “she needed the pickup that coffee always gave her”
Related: pick-me-up
- noun
mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge
Related: tone arm, pickup arm
- noun
the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration
Example: “his car has a lot of pickup”
Related: getaway
- noun
a warrant to take someone into custody
Example: “put out a pickup on that man”
- noun
a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships
Meaning A person or thing that takes the place of another.
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noun Meaning 2
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
Example: “replacing the star will not be easy”
noun Meaning 3
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
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an event in which one thing is substituted for another
Example: “the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood”
Related: substitution, permutation, transposition, switch
- noun
a person who follows next in order
Example: “he was President Lincoln's successor”
Related: successor
- noun
someone who takes the place of another person
Related: surrogate, alternate
- noun
filling again by supplying what has been used up
Related: refilling, replenishment, renewal
Meaning A large truck that pulls a long trailer; short for semitrailer.
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noun Meaning 2
a trailer having wheels only in the rear; the front is supported by the towing vehicle
noun Meaning 3
a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together
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one of the two competitions in the next to the last round of an elimination tournament
Related: semifinal
Meaning Kept in reserve for when it is needed; extra.
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noun Meaning 2
a score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls
noun Meaning 3
an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle
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- noun
an extra component of a machine or other apparatus
Related: spare part
- verb
use frugally or carefully
- verb
give up what is not strictly needed
Example: “he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey”
Related: give up, part with, dispense with
- verb
refrain from harming
Related: save
- verb
save or relieve from an experience or action
Example: “I'll spare you from having to apologize formally”
- adjective
lacking embellishment or ornamentation
Example: “a plain hair style”
Related: plain, bare, unembellished, unornamented
- adjective
lacking in magnitude or quantity
Example: “a bare livelihood”
Related: bare, scanty
- adjective
thin and fit
Example: “the spare figure of a marathon runner”
Related: trim
- adjective
more than is needed, desired, or required
Example: “trying to lose excess weight”
Related: excess, extra, redundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus
- adjective
kept in reserve especially for emergency use
Example: “a reserve supply of food”
- adjective
not taken up by scheduled activities
Example: “a free hour between classes”
Related: free
Meaning The way the parts of something are arranged and fit together.
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noun Meaning 2
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
Example: “the structure consisted of a series of arches”
noun Meaning 3
the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
Example: “artists must study the structure of the human body”
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- noun
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
Example: “he has good bone structure”
Related: anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
- noun
the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
Example: “his lectures have no structure”
- noun
the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
Example: “the social organization of England and America is very different”
Related: social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system
- verb
give a structure to
Example: “I need to structure my days”
Meaning A truck, ship or aircraft built to carry liquid or gas in bulk.
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noun Meaning 2
a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
noun Meaning 3
a soldier who drives a tank
Meaning A brightly colored cone-shaped marker used to direct or block traffic, often orange.
Daily puzzle explanation Meaning Clothing or cloth made of wool.
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