Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for lead

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

evidence pointing to a possible solution

The police are following a promising lead.

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

The true synonym

track

Same sentence, swapped: The police are following a promising track.

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 lead as it is used in the sentence above.

star
wind
proof

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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 senseverb, nounsmellbecome aware of not through the senses but instinctivelyFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line setverbmarkestablish as the highest level or best performanceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line settlementnounresolutionsomething settled or resolvedTreelineHas a reason line topnoun, verbcovercovering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)Foothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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