Weather

Synonyms for piercing

The synonym for piercing recorded in this bank is keen, in the sense "of wind or cold, sharp and penetrating". 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 · adjective · 1 reason line · a wrong tile in 1 puzzle

The synonym for piercing

keenadjective, in the sense "of wind or cold, sharp and penetrating"

One pair, read and signed off by a human before it shipped. The bank records a synonym per sense, so a second one appears here the day piercing is audited in a second meaning.

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineWeather

of wind or cold, sharp and penetrating

A piercing wind cut through their jackets as they crossed the exposed ridge.

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

The true synonym

keen

Same sentence, swapped: A keen wind cut through their jackets as they crossed the exposed ridge.

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

gentle
balmy
muffled

Where piercing turns up in the game

piercing 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 one other puzzle, where the answer is a different word entirely.

The puzzle where piercing is the trap

trebleadjective, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is soprano, in the sense "having or denoting a high range", so piercing is there to be ruled out.

Play piercing

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

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parchedadjectiveariddried out from prolonged heat and lack of rainTreelineHas a reason line screechverbshriekto make a harsh, high-pitched, piercing soundTreelineHas a reason line squallnoungalea sudden violent gust of wind, often with rain or snowTreelineHas a reason line snowyadjectivehoarygrayish-white, as if covered with frost or snowHigh CampHas a reason line interpretverbseemake sense ofTreelineHas a reason line intervalnounintermissiona pause or break between two parts of an eventTreelineHas a reason line intuitionnounsuspicionan impression that something might be the caseTreelineHas a reason line inventorynounstockthe merchandise that a shop has on handTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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

Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. piercing carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.

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