Factory (5 letters)

{ Answer }

PLANT

{ Related Clues }

Foundry
Hyssop, for one
Manufactory
Manufacturin ___
Shill
One that shoots
Sow
Spy
Annual, e.g.
Confederate in an audience
Confederate in the audience
Ginseng or ginger
Infiltrator, perhaps
Insider of a sort
Kind of kingdom
Mole, e.g.
Mole, maybe
Place secretly
Set firmly
Spy of a sort
Undercover agent
Carnival shill, e.g.
C.I.A. mole, perhaps
Clue designed to mislead
Con man's confederate
Many a housewarming gift
Not legitimate evidence
Do a spring garden chore
Magician's assistant in an audience, say

{ Tags }

agent, audience, carnival, cia, clue, con, confederate, eg, factory, mans, many, mislead, mole, perhaps, plant, say, shill, sort, sow, spy, undercover

{ Notes }

The answer PLANT is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.

{ Definition }

PLANT as a noun:

1. (plant, works, industrial plant) = buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"

2. (plant, flora, plant life) = a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

3. something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"

4. an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience

PLANT as a verb:

1. (plant, set) = put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"

2. (implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plant) = fix or set securely or deeply; "He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"

3. (establish, found, plant, constitute, institute) = set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department"

4. place into a river; "plant fish"

5. place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive; "Plant a spy in Moscow"; "plant bugs in the dissident's apartment"

6. (plant, implant) = put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"