Shapes

Synonyms for polygon

The synonym for polygon recorded in this bank is hexagon, in the sense "a closed shape with straight sides, here specified as six-sided". 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 · noun · 1 reason line

The synonym for polygon

hexagonnoun, in the sense "a closed shape with straight sides, here specified as six-sided"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for polygon.

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsShapes

a closed shape with straight sides, here specified as six-sided

The architect sketched a polygon with six equal sides for the pavilion's roof.

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

The true synonym

hexagon

Same sentence, swapped: The architect sketched a hexagon with six equal sides for the pavilion's roof.

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.

pentagon
octagon
triangle

Where polygon turns up in the game

polygon is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 1, Foothills. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.

Play polygon

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

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cuboidnounblocka solid shaped like a rectangular box, with six flat rectangular facesFoothillsHas a reason line flareverbwidento spread outward gradually, becoming wider at one endFoothillsHas a reason line indentationnoundenta shallow, sunken mark or dent in a surfaceFoothillsHas a reason line bulbousadjectiveswollenrounded and swelling outward, like a bulbTreelineHas a reason line bulgenounswella rounded part that swells outward from a surfaceTreelineHas a reason line circumferencenounperimeterthe distance measured around the outside of a circular or curved objectTreelineHas a reason line outfitnounfirman informal name for an organized group of people, such as a business or military unit.FoothillsHas a reason line outpaceverboutrunto advance faster than a competitorFoothillsHas a reason line

The wrong tile gets explained too

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