Answer: notch

AnswerCrossword Clue
NOTCHStep
NOTCHMountain gap.
NOTCHNarrow pass.
NOTCHStep or degree: Colloq.
NOTCHBelt hole
NOTCHStep or degree.
NOTCHAxe mark
NOTCHMountain gap
NOTCHIndent
NOTCHDefile
NOTCHTally on a gun handle
NOTCHChalk up
NOTCHPart of a spool
NOTCHLumberjack's first cut
NOTCHScore
NOTCHUnit on a belt
NOTCHFranconia ....
NOTCHMark of a successful gunfighter
NOTCHBelt mark
NOTCHGunslinger's tally mark
NOTCHDixville ..., N.H. (first town to vote in each presidential election)
NOTCHDixville ..., N.H. (first town to vote in presidential elections)
NOTCHMountain pass
NOTCHMark with a cut
NOTCHSerrated marking
NOTCHIncision
NOTCHRecord, in a way
notchangular cut
notchto make a notch in
notchto move up or down or increase or decrease by notches or degrees
notchto make an angular cut in
NOTCHThumb index component
NOTCHV-shaped cut
NOTCHRecess
NOTCHTally mark
NOTCHTop-...
NOTCHV-shaped slit
NOTCH"Kick it up a ..": Emeril
NOTCHV-nick?
NOTCHTally symbol