Perception

Synonyms for ring

Two senses of ring live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 4, High Camp · 2 senses · verb and noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 4, High CampPerception

make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification

Ring the bells.

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The true synonym

knell

Same sentence, swapped: Knell the bells.

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 ring as it is used in the sentence above.

band
telephone
blow

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 5, SummitEvents

the sound of a bell ringing

The distinctive ring of the church bell.

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The true synonym

tintinnabulation

Same sentence, swapped: The distinctive tintinnabulation of the church bell.

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 ring as it is used in the sentence above.

band
pack
step

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Closest first: other perception words at High Camp, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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