Social life

Synonyms for cook

Two senses of cook 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, FoothillsSocial life

tamper, with the purpose of deception

Cook the books.

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

The true synonym

fake

Same sentence, swapped: Fake the books.

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 cook as it is used in the sentence above.

prepare
shark
job

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsMaking and creating

prepare for eating by applying heat

Cook me dinner, please.

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

The true synonym

make

Same sentence, swapped: Make me dinner, please.

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 cook as it is used in the sentence above.

fake
strike
spin

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Closest first: other social life words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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