Contact and joining

Synonyms for shore

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 2, TreelineContact and joining

support by placing against something solid or rigid

Shore and buttress an old building.

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

The true synonym

prop

Same sentence, swapped: Prop and buttress an old building.

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 shore as it is used in the sentence above.

land
pole
block

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Closest first: other contact and joining words at Treeline, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

cubeverbdicecut into cubesTreelineHas a reason line deleteverbcancelremove or make invisibleTreelineHas a reason line depositverbfixput (something somewhere) firmlyTreelineHas a reason line dignoun, verbjabthe act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbowTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line summonverbrallygather or bring togetherTreelineHas a reason line surfverbbrowselook around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particularRidgelineHas a reason line sweepverb, nounbroomsweep with a broom or as if with a broomTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line governmentnounadministrationthe act of governingTreelineHas a reason line

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