Thinking and knowing

Synonyms for sight

Two senses of sight 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

the range of vision

Out of sight of land.

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

The true synonym

ken

Same sentence, swapped: Out of ken of land.

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 sight as it is used in the sentence above.

mountain
monster
pack

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsPerception

catch sight of

The crew hoped to sight land before nightfall.

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

The true synonym

spy

Same sentence, swapped: The crew hoped to spy land before nightfall.

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 sight as it is used in the sentence above.

note
taste
pack

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

patternnoundesignsomething intended as a guide for making something elseFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line picturenounimpressiona clear and telling mental imageFoothills2 senses plannoun, verbdesignan arrangement schemeFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line plantverbsetput or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the groundFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line grabnoun, verbcatchthe act of catching an object with the handsFoothills2 senses gradenounlevela position on a scale of intensity or amount or qualityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line graspnoungripan intellectual hold or understandingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line sharenounpartthe effort contributed by a person in bringing about a resultFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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