Contact and joining

Synonyms for shut

Two senses of shut 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 · adjective and verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, Foothills

used especially of mouth or eyes

His eyes were shut against the sunlight.

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

The true synonym

closed

Same sentence, swapped: His eyes were closed against the sunlight.

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 shut as it is used in the sentence above.

open
cut
key

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsContact and joining

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed

Shut the window.

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

The true synonym

Same sentence, swapped: Close the window.

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 shut as it is used in the sentence above.

exclude
hit
part

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

stakeverbpostmark with a stakeFoothills stormverbforcetake by forceFoothillsHas a reason line strikeverbscratchremove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a lineFoothillsHas a reason line tearverbsnapseparate or cause to separate abruptlyFoothills levelverb, adjectiveevenmake level or straightFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line lineverb, noundrawmake a mark or lines on a surfaceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line loadverbchargeprovide (a device) with something necessaryFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line nastyadjectiveawfuloffensive or even (of persons) maliciousFoothills

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