Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for plan

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun and verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsThinking and knowing

an arrangement scheme

A plan for seating guests.

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

The true synonym

design

Same sentence, swapped: A design for seating guests.

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 plan as it is used in the sentence above.

programme
calendar
distribution

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsMaking and creating

make or work out a plan for

Plan an attack.

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

The true synonym

project

Same sentence, swapped: Project an attack.

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 plan as it is used in the sentence above.

write
draw
line

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

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