Food and drink

Synonyms for marinate

The synonym for marinate recorded in this bank is soak, in the sense "to soak food, especially meat, in a seasoned liquid before cooking". 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 1, Foothills · 1 sense · verb · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The synonym for marinate

soakverb, in the sense "to soak food, especially meat, in a seasoned liquid before cooking"

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

The senseverbTier 1, FoothillsFood and drink

to soak food, especially meat, in a seasoned liquid before cooking

Let the steak marinate in the sauce for at least two hours.

This is the whole of what a player sees before choosing. The meaning has to come out of it.

The true synonym

soak

Same sentence, swapped: Let the steak soak in the sauce for at least two hours.

Close but different

Wrong tiles, chosen to be tempting rather than absurd. The reason line above takes the nearest one apart; the rest fail the same sentence for their own reasons.

boil
grill
steam

Where marinate turns up in the game

marinate is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzle where marinate is the trap

nibbleverb, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is peck, in the sense "to eat with small, light bites, especially without much appetite", with marinate sitting one tile away.

Play marinate

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

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seasonverbflavorto add salt, spice, or other flavoring to foodFoothillsHas a reason line serveverbattendwork for, or be a servant toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line simmerverbstewto cook gently in liquid just below boiling pointFoothillsHas a reason line sparinglyadverblightlyin a limited or restrained amountFoothillsHas a reason line appetitenounhungera natural desire to eat foodFoothillsHas a reason line aromaticadjectivefragranthaving a pleasant and distinctive smellTreelineHas a reason line banquetnounspreada meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyedTreelineHas a reason line dearadjectivegoodwith or in a close or intimate relationshipFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

The wrong tile gets explained too

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