States and conditions

Synonyms for splash

Two senses of splash 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 · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineStates and conditions

a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event

He made a great splash and then disappeared.

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

The true synonym

stir

Same sentence, swapped: He made a great stir and then disappeared.

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 splash as it is used in the sentence above.

spatter
dab
earthquake

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineQuantity

a small quantity of something moist or liquid

Just a splash of whiskey.

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

The true synonym

dab

Same sentence, swapped: Just a dab of whiskey.

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 splash as it is used in the sentence above.

stir
splattering
portion

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