Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for form

Two senses of form 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 and verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

Sculpture is a form of art.

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

The true synonym

kind

Same sentence, swapped: Sculpture is a kind of art.

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 form as it is used in the sentence above.

build
grade
pigeonhole

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsMaking and creating

make something, usually for a specific function

Form cylinders from the dough.

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

The true synonym

work

Same sentence, swapped: Work cylinders from the dough.

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 form as it is used in the sentence above.

spring
organize
cook

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

sightnoun, verbkenthe range of visionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line smartadjectivebrightcharacterized by quickness and ease in learningFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line solveverbworkfind the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning ofFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line studynounworkapplying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)Foothills interpretverbseemake sense ofTreelineHas a reason line interpretingnounrenderingan explanation of something that is not immediately obviousRidgeline intuitionnounsuspicionan impression that something might be the caseTreelineHas a reason line trustnounfaithcomplete confidence in a person or plan etcFoothills2 senses

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