Movement
Synonyms for ply
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
travel a route regularly
Ships ply the waters near the coast.
The true synonym
run
Same sentence, swapped: Ships run the waters near the coast.
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 ply as it is used in the sentence above.
- cater
- visit
- gather
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Closest first: other movement words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
vacateverbemptyleave behind emptyRidgelineHas a reason linewhirlverbspinrevolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axisRidgelineHas a reason linewriggleverbtwistto move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)RidgelineHas a reason lineburrowverbtunnelmove through by or as by diggingRidgelineHas a reason lineflipverbtosslightly throw to see which side comes upTreelineflyverbwingtravel through the airFoothillsheelverblisttilt to one sideTreelineHas a reason linegentlenessnounsoftnessacting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-temperedRidgelineHas a reason line
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