Contact and joining

Synonyms for line

Two senses of line 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 and noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsContact and joining

make a mark or lines on a surface

The artist would line each figure before adding any color.

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

The true synonym

draw

Same sentence, swapped: The artist would draw each figure before adding any color.

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 line as it is used in the sentence above.

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Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

a conceptual separation or distinction

There is a narrow line between sanity and insanity.

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

The true synonym

contrast

Same sentence, swapped: There is a narrow contrast between sanity and insanity.

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 line as it is used in the sentence above.

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Read nextThe whole library →

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

plantverbsetput or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the groundFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line pressverb, nounironpress and smooth with a heated ironFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line pushverbdrivestrive and make an effort to reach a goalFoothills2 senses rollverbwindarrange or coil aroundFoothillsHas a reason line plugverbsecurefill or close tightly with or as if with a plugTreelineHas a reason line poleverbpuntpropel with a poleRidgelineHas a reason line poundverbramstrike or drive against with a heavy impactTreeline2 senses sillyadjectiveridiculousinspiring scornful pityFoothills2 senses

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