Contact and joining

Synonyms for snap

Two senses of snap live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · verb and noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineContact and joining

cause to make a snapping sound

Snap your fingers.

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

The true synonym

click

Same sentence, swapped: Click your fingers.

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 snap as it is used in the sentence above.

photograph
bust
pitch

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 4, High CampQualities

the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

The waistband had lost its snap.

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

The true synonym

elasticity

Same sentence, swapped: The waistband had lost its elasticity.

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 snap as it is used in the sentence above.

picnic
cracking
temperature

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