Clues for the word "ROSTRUM"
We've had 42 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 73 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Evening Standard Cryptic crossword on June 12, 2026.
Definition of rostrum
- n. - The beak or head of a ship.
- n. - The Beaks; the stage or platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral harangues, etc., were delivered; -- so called because after the Latin war, it was adorned with the beaks of captured vessels; later, applied also to other platforms erected in Rome for the use of public orators.
- n. - Hence, a stage for public speaking; the pulpit or platform occupied by an orator or public speaker.
- n. - Any beaklike prolongation, esp. of the head of an animal, as the beak of birds.
- n. - The beak, or sucking mouth parts, of Hemiptera.
- n. - The snout of a gastropod mollusk. See Illust. of Littorina.
- n. - The anterior, often spinelike, prolongation of the carapace of a crustacean, as in the lobster and the prawn.
- n. - Same as Rostellum.
- n. - The pipe to convey the distilling liquor into its receiver in the common alembic.
- n. - A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a beaklike form.
Referring Clues
- Oration station
- Delivery source?
- Speaker's platform
- Speaking platform
- Public speaker's platform
- Public speaking area
- Orator's platform
- Dais
- Raised platform
- Platform
- Lectern
- Public speaking platform
- Stage
- Speaker's spot
- Stage to run out and play
- Conductor's support for uplifting alternative string sound
- On which to speak, or possibly play guitar
- A stand of a strange new sort is brought in
- Stand
- Peculiar sort taking peculiar stand
- Sort out spirit platform
- Spirit appears after Jack's topped off stage
- Platform for public speakers
- Platform prepared for the beak
- Stand and deliver here
- Where an orator speaks up
- The beak, whence comes 25 ...
- Platform for public speaking
- From where he stood Rattle's first tours lost money
- Storm brews over ball game's lofty stage
- Stand and play casually following run-out
- Rum rots (anag)
- King and old saint on strange platform
- Stage for Roy Orbison's openers to play guitar
- Dubious sort with alcoholic drink on platform
- Run and play around old platform
- Funny sort ___ funny sort of soapbox?
- Play casually following Roundhead round platform
- Stand having wrong sort to drink
- Platform for rum sort, perhaps
- Speaker's stand
- On which to stand and storm wildly about the Rugby Union
Last Seen In
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 12, 2026
- Daily Quick - May 18, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - May 08, 2026
- Daily Cryptic - April 25, 2026
- Daily Quick - January 14, 2026
- Evening Standard Easy - July 30, 2025
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 10, 2025
- Evening Standard Easy - April 03, 2025
- Daily Quick - December 20, 2024
- Penny Dell Sunday - November 10, 2024
- Daily Quick - September 27, 2024
- Daily Quick - August 29, 2024
- Daily Quick - May 17, 2024
- Penny Dell Sunday - May 05, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - April 24, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - March 07, 2024
- Daily Quick - January 14, 2024
- Evening Standard Easy - September 12, 2023
- Daily Quick - December 20, 2022
- Evening Standard Easy - December 16, 2022
- Daily Quick - September 27, 2022
- Daily Quick - August 29, 2022
- New York Times - May 26, 2022
- Daily Quick - January 14, 2018
- Mirror Quick - January 14, 2018
- Mirror Classic - October 19, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - July 11, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - June 26, 2017
- Guardian Everyman - April 02, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - December 16, 2016
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