Clues for the word "QUARANTINE"
We've had 12 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 23 times in crosswords. It was last seen in New Zealand Herald crossword on March 04, 2025.
Definition of quarantine
- n. - A space of forty days; -- used of Lent.
- n. - Specifically, the term, originally of forty days, during which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to forbear all intercourse with the shore; hence, such restraint or inhibition of intercourse; also, the place where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed.
- n. - The period of forty days during which the widow had the privilege of remaining in the mansion house of which her husband died seized.
- v. t. - To compel to remain at a distance, or in a given place, without intercourse, when suspected of having contagious disease; to put under, or in, quarantine.
Referring Clues
- Involuntary isolation
- From Italian for "forty days"
- Compulsory isolation to prevent spread of disease
- Period of isolation to prevent spread of disease
- Isolation: it could be found in an old apple orchard
- Enforced isolation
- Germ-control isolation
- Isolate
- Managed to break antique forgery, a pet hate?
- Period of isolation? Auntie ran off
- Period of enforced isolation
- Ran into antique damaged by a period of isolation
Last Seen In
- New Zealand Herald - March 04, 2025
- Mindfood Daily - February 12, 2025
- Your Life Choices - February 01, 2025
- Your Life Choices - January 24, 2025
- New Zealand Herald - August 06, 2024
- Your Life Choices - April 02, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - January 20, 2024
- Mindfood Daily - June 12, 2023
- Mindfood Daily - May 24, 2023
- Your Life Choices - October 07, 2022
- Mindfood Daily - October 31, 2017
- New Zealand Herald - October 12, 2017
- New Zealand Herald - July 08, 2017
- Guardian Speedy - May 21, 2017
- New Zealand Herald - May 14, 2017
- Netword - July 05, 2015
- Guardian Speedy - October 20, 2013
- Guardian Quick - April 04, 2009
- Guardian Cryptic - March 19, 2009
- LA Times - September 13, 2007
- Guardian Quick - May 06, 2006
- Guardian Prize - January 01, 2005
- Guardian Prize - September 01, 2001