Contact and joining

Synonyms for insert

Two senses of insert live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · verb

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineContact and joining

put or introduce into something

Insert a picture into the text.

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

The true synonym

enter

Same sentence, swapped: Enter a picture into the text.

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 insert as it is used in the sentence above.

tuck
enclose
harness

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineChange

place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing

The nurse had to insert a thin tube into the vein.

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

The true synonym

introduce

Same sentence, swapped: The nurse had to introduce a thin tube into the vein.

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 insert as it is used in the sentence above.

tuck
tee
sow

Read nextThe whole library →

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

dropverb, noundischargeremove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leaveTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line extractverbpullremove, usually with some force or effortTreelineHas a reason line fiddleverbplaymanipulate manually or in one's mind or imaginationTreeline filterverbstrainremove by passing through a filterTreelineHas a reason line rollverbwindarrange or coil aroundFoothillsHas a reason line ropeverbleashfasten with a ropeTreeline ruffleverbpleatpleat or gather into a ruffleHigh Camp2 sensesHas a reason line hugnounsqueezea tight or amorous embraceTreeline

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