Contact and joining

Synonyms for seize

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineContact and joining

take into your hands deliberately

Birds of prey often seize small mammals.

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

The true synonym

clutch

Same sentence, swapped: Birds of prey often clutch small mammals.

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 seize as it is used in the sentence above.

conquer
attach
possess

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

pasteverbgluejoin or attach with or as if with glueTreelineHas a reason line patchverbpieceto join or unite the pieces ofTreelineHas a reason line pillowverbrestrest on or as if on a pillowTreelineHas a reason line plugverbsecurefill or close tightly with or as if with a plugTreelineHas a reason line joinverbconjoinmake contact or come togetherSummit labelverbmarkattach a tag or label toTreelineHas a reason line levelverb, adjectiveevenmake level or straightFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line threateningadjectiveominousthreatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developmentsTreelineHas a reason line

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