Qualities
Synonyms for claim
The synonym for claim recorded in this bank is title, in the sense "an informal right to something". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.
The synonym for claim
- titlenoun, in the sense "an informal right to something"
A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for claim.
an informal right to something
He has a strong claim to the family land.
The true synonym
title
Same sentence, swapped: He has a strong title to the family land.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- grant
- access
- warrant
Where claim turns up in the game
claim is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in five other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
4 of the 5 puzzles where claim is the trap
- warrantverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is guarantee, in the sense "stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of", so claim is there to be ruled out.
- deserveverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is merit, in the sense "be worthy or deserving", and claim is on the board beside it.
- titlenoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is championship, in the sense "the status of being a champion", and claim is on the board beside it.
- warnverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is discourage, in the sense "advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior", and claim is one of the three tiles that lose.
Play claim
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so claim reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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The ring widens as it goes, from qualities at Foothills outward to the whole bank.
Every word is an answer somewhere and a trap somewhere else
claim is an answer in 1 puzzle and a wrong tile in 5. That is how the bank is built, and it is why guessing by vibe stops working around tier three.