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Synonyms for nestle

The synonym for nestle recorded in this bank is huddle, in the sense "to lie in a sheltered, snug position, especially of a small building or place". 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 nestle

huddleverb, in the sense "to lie in a sheltered, snug position, especially of a small building or place"

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

The senseverbTier 1, FoothillsPlaces

to lie in a sheltered, snug position, especially of a small building or place.

Cottages like this one nestle among the pines at the foot of the mountain.

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

The true synonym

huddle

Same sentence, swapped: Cottages like this one huddle among the pines at the foot of the mountain.

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 nestle is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.

tower
loom
sprawl

Where nestle turns up in the game

nestle 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 nestle is the trap

hugnoun, Tier 2, Treeline. The answer there is squeeze, in the sense "a tight or amorous embrace", with nestle sitting one tile away.

Play nestle

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

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

nearbyadverbclosein a near or close positionFoothillsHas a reason line overseasadverbinternationallyin or to a foreign country across the seaFoothillsHas a reason line parknoungreena piece of open land for recreational use in an urban areaFoothillsHas a reason line campusnoungroundsthe grounds and buildings of a university or college.TreelineHas a reason line circuitousadjectiveroundabouttaking a long, winding route rather than a direct one.RidgelineHas a reason line coastaladjectiveseasidesituated on or near a coastFoothillsHas a reason line officenounauthorityan administrative unit of governmentFoothillsHas a reason line onwardadverbforwardcontinuing to move forward in space or timeFoothillsHas a reason line

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