Contact and joining

Synonyms for brace

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

support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

Brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel.

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

The true synonym

steady

Same sentence, swapped: Steady your elbows while working on the potter's wheel.

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 brace as it is used in the sentence above.

stimulate
reinforce
confirm

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

shoreverbpropsupport by placing against something solid or rigidTreelineHas a reason line slitverbslicemake a clean cut throughTreelineHas a reason line snapverb, nounclickcause to make a snapping soundTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line soilnoun, verbterritorythe geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign stateTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line drillverbboremake a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand toolTreelineHas a reason line drizzleverbmoistenmoisten with fine dropsHigh CampHas a reason line dropverb, noundischargeremove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leaveTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line starkadjectivebluntdevoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornmentTreeline

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