Clues for the word "PALE"

We've had 241 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 713 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Mirror Daily crossword on March 01, 2026.

Definition of pale

v. i. - Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as, a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue.
v. i. - Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim; as, the pale light of the moon.
n. - Paleness; pallor.
v. i. - To turn pale; to lose color or luster.
v. t. - To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.
n. - A pointed stake or slat, either driven into the ground, or fastened to a rail at the top and bottom, for fencing or inclosing; a picket.
n. - That which incloses or fences in; a boundary; a limit; a fence; a palisade.
n. - A space or field having bounds or limits; a limited region or place; an inclosure; -- often used figuratively.
n. - A stripe or band, as on a garment.
n. - One of the greater ordinaries, being a broad perpendicular stripe in an escutcheon, equally distant from the two edges, and occupying one third of it.
n. - A cheese scoop.
n. - A shore for bracing a timber before it is fastened.
v. t. - To inclose with pales, or as with pales; to encircle; to encompass; to fence off.