Nature

Synonyms for rip

Two senses of rip 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 · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsNature

an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart

There was a rip in his pants.

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

The true synonym

rent

Same sentence, swapped: There was a rent in his pants.

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 rip as it is used in the sentence above.

rake
pocket
window

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsActions

the act of rending or ripping or splitting something

He gave the envelope a vigorous rip.

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

The true synonym

split

Same sentence, swapped: He gave the envelope a vigorous split.

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 rip as it is used in the sentence above.

rake
laceration
flow

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

tracknouncoursea line or route along which something travels or movesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line universenounworldeverything that exists anywhereFoothillsHas a reason line chancenoun, adjectiveluckan unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than anotherFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line cliffnoundropa steep high face of rockFoothills moonlitadjectivemoonylighted by moonlightHigh Camp movementnounmotionan optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving objectFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line needfuladjectiveneedednecessary for relief or supplyHigh Camp faithnounreligiona strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destinyFoothills

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