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Synonyms for clean

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

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsChange

remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

Clean the turkey.

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

The true synonym

pick

Same sentence, swapped: Pick the turkey.

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 clean as it is used in the sentence above.

strip
throw
pull

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 2, Treeline

free from clumsiness

The dancer executed a clean turn without wobbling.

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

The true synonym

neat

Same sentence, swapped: The dancer executed a neat turn without wobbling.

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 clean as it is used in the sentence above.

fair
white
sweet

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

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