Clues for the word "BITUMEN"
We've had 13 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 14 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Easy crossword on March 10, 2025.
Definition of bitumen
- n. - Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame; Jew's pitch. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc. See Asphalt.
- n. - By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petroleums, and even the light, volatile naphthas.
Referring Clues
- Asphalt
- Asphalt ingredient
- Asphalt component
- Road surface
- Tarry substance used to surface roads and roofs
- Material for road surfacing, roofing, etc
- Pitch of the roof?
- Pitch
- Roofing material fellows attached to part for all to see
- It's on the road for a while, d'you hear, you chaps?
- Tar
- Road surfacing material
- Roofing material
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Easy - March 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Quick - July 09, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - February 16, 2024
- Evening Standard Quick - January 19, 2018
- LA Times - October 21, 2017
- Mirror Classic - June 16, 2017
- Guardian Quick - June 16, 2017
- Guardian Everyman - December 06, 2015
- Universal - January 02, 2015
- New York Times - March 13, 2011
- Guardian Quick - April 02, 2009
- LA Times - February 03, 2008
- Guardian Prize - January 26, 2008
- Guardian Cryptic - June 07, 2001