Contact and joining

Synonyms for coat

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · verb

The senseverbTier 1, FoothillsContact and joining

put a coat on

The crew will coat the road with fresh tar.

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

The true synonym

surface

Same sentence, swapped: The crew will surface the road with fresh tar.

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 coat as it is used in the sentence above.

bread
paint
jacket

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

scoreverbmarkassign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluationFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line shutadjective, verbclosedused especially of mouth or eyesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line stakeverbpostmark with a stakeFoothills stormverbforcetake by forceFoothillsHas a reason line sweepverb, nounbroomsweep with a broom or as if with a broomTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line tampverbpackpress down tightlyHigh Camp tearverbsnapseparate or cause to separate abruptlyFoothills advantagenounrewardbenefit resulting from some event or actionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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