Nature

Synonyms for graze

The synonym for graze recorded in this bank is browse, in the sense "to feed on grass or other growing plants outdoors". 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 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 3 puzzles

The synonym for graze

browseverb, in the sense "to feed on grass or other growing plants outdoors"

That is the whole set. The bank holds one audited synonym per sense of a word, and graze carries one sense so far.

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineNature

to feed on grass or other growing plants outdoors

Deer would graze at the edge of the woods each evening.

The context the game gives you. The gloss above is for readers here, not for players there.

The true synonym

browse

Same sentence, swapped: Deer would browse at the edge of the woods each evening.

Close but different

The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot graze is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.

nest
molt
prowl

Where graze turns up in the game

graze is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzles where graze is the trap

pounceverb, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is spring, in the sense "to spring or swoop suddenly to seize something", so graze is there to be ruled out.
forageverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is scrounge, in the sense "to search widely for food", so graze is there to be ruled out.
gambolverb, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is cavort, in the sense "to run or jump about playfully", with graze sitting one tile away.

Play graze

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

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

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