Events

Synonyms for bump

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineEvents

an impact (as from a collision)

A sudden bump from behind jolted the car forward.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

blow

Same sentence, swapped: A sudden blow from behind jolted the car forward.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for bump as it is used in the sentence above.

hump
style
release

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Closest first: other events words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

scrapenounscratcha harsh noise made by scrapingTreelineHas a reason line shockingadjectiveshamefulgiving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputationTreeline spectacularadjectivedramaticsensational in appearance or thrilling in effectTreeline2 senses tollnounbellthe sound of a bell being struckTreeline shimmernounplaya weak and tremulous lightRidgeline shocknounblowan unpleasant or disappointing surpriseFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line cleanverb, adjectivepickremove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pitsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line clipnountimean instance or single occasion for some eventTreelineHas a reason line

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