Groups and collections

Synonyms for corral

The synonym for corral recorded in this bank is herd, in the sense "to gather people or animals together into a controlled group". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · verb · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 2 puzzles

The synonym for corral

herdverb, in the sense "to gather people or animals together into a controlled group"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for corral.

The senseverbTier 1, FoothillsGroups and collections

to gather people or animals together into a controlled group.

Teachers tried to corral the excited students into a single line.

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

The true synonym

herd

Same sentence, swapped: Teachers tried to herd the excited students into a single line.

Close but different

These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for corral in the sentence quoted.

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Where corral turns up in the game

corral 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 two other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where corral is the trap

wadverb, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is pack, in the sense "compress into a wad", so corral is there to be ruled out.
encircleverb, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is circle, in the sense "form or draw a circle around", and corral is one of the three tiles that lose.

Play corral

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so corral reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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congregateverbgatherto gather together as a group in one placeFoothillsHas a reason line cooperativelyadverbjointlyin a manner that involves people working together toward a shared goalFoothillsHas a reason line countrynounlandthe people who live in a nation or countryFoothillsHas a reason line companynouncallera social or business visitorTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line conveneverbassembleto come together, or bring people together, for a formal meetingTreelineHas a reason line canopynouncoverthe covering formed by the interlocking tops of trees in a forestFoothillsHas a reason line capableadjectiveablehave the skills and qualifications to do things wellFoothillsHas a reason line carnounmachinea motor vehicle with four wheelsFoothills

Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here

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