Pressure
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

HEAT
Utility to warm a building; "the heating system wasn't working"; "they have radiant heating"

URGE
A strong restless desire; "why this urge to travel?"

HALE
United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)

PEER
A person who is of equal standing with another in a group

5 letters

PRESS
A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

FORCE
An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"

6 letters

COERCE
To cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information"

DURESS
Compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress"

LEANON

LEANON
Rest on for support; "you can lean on me if you get tired"

STRESS
The relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"

7 letters

URGENCY
Pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"

SQUEEZE
The act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"

8 letters

COERCION
Using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion"

PRESSING
The act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"

9 letters

BLACKJACK
A flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship

BLACKMAIL
Extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information

SQUEEZING
The act of gripping and pressing firmly; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"

10 letters

INSISTENCE
The act of insisting on something; "insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position"

INSISTENCY
The act of insisting on something; "insistence on grammatical correctness is a conservative position"

11 letters

AIRPRESSURE
The pressure exerted by the atmosphere

13 letters

PRESSURELEVEL
The force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"

14 letters

IMPERATIVENESS
The quality of being insistent; "he pressed his demand with considerable instancy"

16 letters

FORCEPERUNITAREA
The force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"

17 letters

PRESSURESENSATION
The somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin; "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal"

19 letters

ATMOSPHERICPRESSURE
The pressure exerted by the atmosphere