States and conditions

Synonyms for connect

Two senses of connect live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsStates and conditions

be or become joined or united or linked

The two streets connect to become a highway.

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

The true synonym

join

Same sentence, swapped: The two streets join to become a highway.

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 connect as it is used in the sentence above.

affect
require
succeed

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

make a logical or causal connection

I cannot connect these two pieces of evidence in my mind.

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

The true synonym

link

Same sentence, swapped: I cannot link these two pieces of evidence in my mind.

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 connect as it is used in the sentence above.

concentrate
determine
succeed

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Closest first: other states and conditions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

cornernounboxa predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossibleFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line custodynounholda state of being confined (usually for a short time)Foothills darknessnounshadowan unilluminated areaFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line demandnounneeda condition requiring reliefFoothillsHas a reason line terminateverbstophave an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative senseRidgelineHas a reason line termsnounpricethe amount of money needed to purchase somethingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line threatnounmenacesomething that is a source of dangerTreelineHas a reason line propertynounplaceany area set aside for a particular purposeFoothills

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