Groups and collections

Synonyms for couple

Two senses of couple 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 · noun

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsGroups and collections

a pair of people who live together

A married couple from Chicago.

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

The true synonym

match

Same sentence, swapped: A married match from Chicago.

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 couple as it is used in the sentence above.

set
date
club

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineGroups and collections

a pair who associate with one another

The couple danced together all evening.

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

The true synonym

duo

Same sentence, swapped: The duo danced together all evening.

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 couple as it is used in the sentence above.

set
date
meet

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