Groups and collections

Synonyms for breed

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · noun and verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineGroups and collections

a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

He experimented on a particular breed of white rats.

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The true synonym

stock

Same sentence, swapped: He experimented on a particular stock of white rats.

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 breed as it is used in the sentence above.

pod
herd
character

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 3, RidgelineThe body

have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms)

Pandas rarely breed in captivity.

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

The true synonym

multiply

Same sentence, swapped: Pandas rarely multiply in captivity.

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 breed as it is used in the sentence above.

brood
incubate
set

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