Objects

Synonyms for spine

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineObjects

the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved

The title and author were printed on the spine of the book.

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

The true synonym

backbone

Same sentence, swapped: The title and author were printed on the backbone of the book.

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 spine as it is used in the sentence above.

thorn
spur
heel

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

uncommonadjectiveraremarked by an uncommon qualityRidgeline wingnounfendera barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mudRidgeline apparelnoundressclothing in generalRidgelineHas a reason line basinnounlavatorya bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipeRidgeline2 senses prophylacticadjectivepreventivepreventing or contributing to the prevention of diseaseHigh CampHas a reason line racknounstanda support for displaying or holding various articlesTreelineHas a reason line rotarynouncirclea road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central islandRidgelineHas a reason line temporaryadjectiveirregularlacking continuity or regularityRidgeline

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