Contact and joining
Synonyms for cushion
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
protect from impact
Cushion the blow.
The true synonym
buffer
Same sentence, swapped: Buffer the blow.
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 cushion as it is used in the sentence above.
- qualify
- specialize
- dull
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Closest first: other contact and joining words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
dabverbswabapply (usually a liquid) to a surfaceRidgelinedipverbplungeimmerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturateRidgelineHas a reason linedisengageverbwithdrawrelease from something that holds fast, connects, or entanglesRidgelineimmerseverbplungethrust or throw intoRidgelineHas a reason lineimpaleverbspikepierce with a sharp stake or pointHigh CampHas a reason lineimpressverbimprintmark or stamp with or as if with pressureRidgelineHas a reason lineassurancenounpledgea binding commitment to do or give or refrain from somethingRidgelineHas a reason lineastraladjectivestellarbeing or relating to or resembling or emanating from starsRidgeline
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