Marshy inlet (4 letters)

{ Answer }

SLEW

{ Related Clues }

Boatload
Bunch
Did in
A lot
Multitude
Oodles
Plethora
Ruck
Scads
Seattle ___
Throng
Countless number
Great deal
Great number
Large amount
Large number
Whole bunch
Whole lot
Wiped out
Knocked off, in a way
Seattle ___, 1977 Derby winner
Seattle ___, great race horse

{ Tags }

amount, boatload, bunch, did, dispatched, fame, gobs, great, knocked, large, lot, number, off, oodles, racing, ruck, scads, seattle, slew, ton, whole

{ Notes }

The answer SLEW is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.

{ Definition }

SLEW as a noun:

1. (batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, muckle, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad, whole lot, whole slew) = (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty"

SLEW as a verb:

1. (swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut) = turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"

2. (skid, slip, slue, slew, slide) = move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk"

SLAY as a verb:

1. (murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove) = kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"