The body

Synonyms for duct

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineThe body

a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance

The tear duct was obstructed.

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

The true synonym

channel

Same sentence, swapped: The tear channel was obstructed.

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 duct as it is used in the sentence above.

gorge
sinus
vessel

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

relieveverblightenalleviate or remove (pressure or stress) or make less oppressiveTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line stiffnoun, adjectiveremainsthe dead body of a human beingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line stretchverbextendextend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire bodyTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line surgicaladjectiveoperativerelating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicineTreeline stimulateverbbracecause to be alert and energeticRidgeline meltverb, nounrunreduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heatingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line meltedadjectiveliquidchanged from a solid to a liquid stateTreeline membershipnounrankthe body of members of an organization or groupTreelineHas a reason line

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