Contact and joining

Synonyms for ruffle

Two senses of ruffle 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 · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 4, High CampContact and joining

pleat or gather into a ruffle

Ruffle the curtain fabric.

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

The true synonym

pleat

Same sentence, swapped: Pleat the curtain fabric.

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 ruffle as it is used in the sentence above.

prance
scrunch
crinkle

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 4, High CampContact and joining

disturb the smoothness of

Ruffle the surface of the water.

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

The true synonym

rumple

Same sentence, swapped: Rumple the surface of the water.

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 ruffle as it is used in the sentence above.

prance
fluff
tussle

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