Events
Synonyms for shimmer
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
a weak and tremulous light
The shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers.
The true synonym
play
Same sentence, swapped: The play of colors on iridescent feathers.
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 shimmer as it is used in the sentence above.
- easing
- nativity
- moderation
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Closest first: other events words at Ridgeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
preliminarynounoverturesomething that serves as a preceding event or introduces what followsRidgelineHas a reason linerepeatnounrepetitionan event that repeatsRidgelineHas a reason linerevolutionnounrotationa single complete turn (axial or orbital)RidgelineHas a reason linerumblingadjective, noungrumblingcontinuous full and low-pitched throbbing soundRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason lineoutbreaknouneruptiona sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)RidgelineHas a reason lineoutburstnounbursta sudden intense happeningRidgelineHas a reason linepassingnoungoingeuphemistic expressions for deathFoothills2 sensesHas a reason linewrongadjectiveimpropernot appropriate for a purpose or occasionRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line
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