Objects

Synonyms for spike

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

Tier 4, High Camp · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 4, High CampObjects

any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object

The spike pierced the receipts and held them in order.

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

The true synonym

spindle

Same sentence, swapped: The spindle pierced the receipts and held them in order.

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 spike as it is used in the sentence above.

ear
jaw
vice

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Closest first: other objects words at High Camp, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

floppynoundiskettea small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slitHigh Camp forkedadjectivebranchedresembling a forkHigh CampHas a reason line gearshiftnounshiftera mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gearsHigh CampHas a reason line handcartnouncartwheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a personHigh CampHas a reason line etherealadjectiveaerialcharacterized by lightness and insubstantialityRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line exemplaryadjectiveemblematicbeing or serving as an illustration of a typeHigh Camp facilitynouninstallationa building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industryRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line miserynounwretchednessa state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortuneHigh Camp

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