Crossword Clue: zen paradox
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- koan (4 letters)
- sect (4 letters)
- buff (4 letters)
- come (4 letters)
- even (4 letters)
- face (4 letters)
- fall (4 letters)
- flat (4 letters)
- gaza (4 letters)
- hard (4 letters)
- heel (4 letters)
- horn (4 letters)
- jazz (4 letters)
- keen (4 letters)
- meet (4 letters)
- over (4 letters)
- rant (4 letters)
- rave (4 letters)
- safe (4 letters)
- scat (4 letters)
Detailed Explanations
koan (4 letters)
Definition:
- n (Zen Buddhism) A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori.
- n A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment.
- n A therapy technique used by Traditional Chinese medicinal physicians or medical practitioners to break a presenting patients habitual pattern of thinking that has been diagnosed as the primary cause of a illness or disease.
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sect (4 letters)
Definition:
- n An offshoot of a larger religion or denomination.
- n A group following a specific ideal or a leader.
- n (obsolete) A cutting; a scion.
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buff (4 letters)
Definition:
- n Undyed leather from the skin of buffalo or similar animals.
- n A tool, often one covered with buff leather, used for polishing.
- n (color) A brownish yellow colour.
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come (4 letters)
Definition:
- v (intransitive) To move from further away to nearer to.
- v To move towards the speaker.
- v To move towards the listener.
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even (4 letters)
Definition:
- adj Flat and level.
- adj Without great variation.
- adj Equal in proportion, quantity, size, etc.
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face (4 letters)
Definition:
- n (anatomy) The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- n (informal or slang)
- n One's facial expression.
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fall (4 letters)
Definition:
- v (heading, intransitive) To be moved downwards.
- v To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- v To come down, to drop or descend.
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flat (4 letters)
Definition:
- adj Having no variations in height.
- adj In a horizontal line or plane; not sloping.
- adj Smooth; having no protrusions, indentations or other surface irregularities, or relatively so.
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gaza (4 letters)
Definition:
- n Any of several places in Palestine: [A city, the capital of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, located between Egypt and Israel]
- n Ellipsis of Gaza City; A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, Levant: A Palestinian city on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. [A city, the capital of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, located between Egypt and Israel]
- n Ellipsis of Gaza Strip; A region of Palestine, Levant: A North-South strip of land at the southern end of the Levant on the Mediterranean bordering the Sinai Peninsula. [A region of Palestine, Levant, between Egypt and Israel: A small area of land on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, a Palestinian territory bordered by Egypt and Israel.]
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hard (4 letters)
Definition:
- adj (of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
- adj Resistant to pressure; difficult to break, cut or penetrate.
- adj (of drink or drugs) Strong.
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heel (4 letters)
Definition:
- n (anatomy) The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- n The part of a shoe's sole which supports the foot's heel.
- n The rear part of a sock or similar covering for the foot.
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horn (4 letters)
Definition:
- n (countable) A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
- n Any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar.
- n An antler.
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jazz (4 letters)
Definition:
- n (music) A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation.
- n (figurative) Energy, excitement, excitability.
- n The substance or makeup of a thing; unspecified thing(s).
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keen (4 letters)
Definition:
- adj (chiefly Commonwealth) Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- adj Fierce, intense, vehement.
- adj Having a fine edge or point; sharp.
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meet (4 letters)
Definition:
- v To make contact (with someone) while in proximity.
- v To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- v To come face to face with someone by arrangement.
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over (4 letters)
Definition:
- adj Discontinued; ended or concluded.
- adj (professional wrestling slang) wrestler or faction that is popular with the audience.
- adv Thoroughly; completely; from beginning to end.
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rant (4 letters)
Definition:
- v To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
- v To disseminate one's own opinions in a—typically—one-sided, strong manner.
- v To criticize by ranting.
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rave (4 letters)
Definition:
- n (informal, countable) An enthusiastic review (such as of a play).
- n An all-night dance party with electronic dance music (techno, trance, drum and bass etc.) in small unknown clubs.
- n (music, uncountable) The genres of electronic dance music maded to be played in rave parties.
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safe (4 letters)
Definition:
- adj Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
- adj Free from risk.
- adj Providing protection from danger; providing shelter.
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scat (4 letters)
Definition:
- n A tax; tribute.
- n (UK dialectal) A land-tax paid in the Shetland Islands.
- n (biology) Animal excrement; droppings, dung.
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