Clues for the word "INSTINCT"

We've had 23 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 17 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Quick crossword on October 23, 2017.

Definition of instinct

a. - Urged or stimulated from within; naturally moved or impelled; imbued; animated; alive; quick; as, birds instinct with life.
a. - Natural inward impulse; unconscious, involuntary, or unreasoning prompting to any mode of action, whether bodily, or mental, without a distinct apprehension of the end or object to be accomplished.
a. - Specif., the natural, unreasoning, impulse by which an animal is guided to the performance of any action, without of improvement in the method.
a. - A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct.
v. t. - To impress, as an animating power, or instinct.