Contact and joining
Synonyms for scour
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
rub hard or scrub
Scour the counter tops.
The true synonym
abrade
Same sentence, swapped: Abrade the counter tops.
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 scour as it is used in the sentence above.
- purge
- puree
- smudge
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Closest first: other contact and joining words at Summit, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
uncoupleverbdecoupledisconnect or separateSummituprootverbextirpatepull up by or as if by the rootsSummitHas a reason linebuffverbburnishpolish and make shinySummitrelinquishverbreleaserelease, as from one's gripRidgeline2 sensesrepelverbdrivecause to move back by force or influenceRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason linerepressverbstiflesuppress in order to conceal or hideRidgelineHas a reason linesharplyadverbaggressivelyin an aggressive mannerRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason linesilenceverb, nounstillcause to be quiet or not talkFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line
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