Contact and joining

Synonyms for loose

Two senses of loose 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 · adjective and verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, Foothills

having escaped, especially from confinement

Dogs loose on the streets.

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

The true synonym

escaped

Same sentence, swapped: Dogs escaped on the streets.

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 loose as it is used in the sentence above.

light
slack
soft

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 3, RidgelineContact and joining

turn loose or free from restraint

The keeper will loose the hounds at dawn.

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

The true synonym

unleash

Same sentence, swapped: The keeper will unleash the hounds at dawn.

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 loose as it is used in the sentence above.

pop
withdraw
oil

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

openverb, adjectivespreadspread out or open from a closed or folded stateFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line packnoun, verbringan association of criminalsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line 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 staggerverbdistributeto arrange in a systematic orderRidgelineHas a reason line stakeverbpostmark with a stakeFoothills stickverbdepositput, fix, force, or implantTreeline baseadjective, verbmeanhaving or showing an ignoble lack of honor or moralityFoothills2 senses

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