Communication

Synonyms for set

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsCommunication

establish as the highest level or best performance

Set a record.

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

The true synonym

mark

Same sentence, swapped: Mark a record.

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 set as it is used in the sentence above.

ready
dress
party

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

fix conclusively or authoritatively

Set the rules.

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

The true synonym

determine

Same sentence, swapped: Determine the rules.

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 set as it is used in the sentence above.

ready
dress
fight

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Closest first: other communication words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

jokenounlaugha humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughterFoothillsHas a reason line languagenounspeechthe mental faculty or power of vocal communicationFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line listverb, nounnamegive or make a list ofFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line maintainverbkeepmaintain by writing regular recordsFoothillsHas a reason line tracenoun, verbshadowan indication that something has been presentFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line tracknouncoursea line or route along which something travels or movesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line translateverbinterpretrestate (words) from one language into another languageTreelineHas a reason line boyfriendnounfellowa man who is the lover of a man or womanFoothills

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