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Synonyms for start

Two senses of start 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, FoothillsActions

a sudden involuntary movement

He awoke with a start.

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

The true synonym

jump

Same sentence, swapped: He awoke with a jump.

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 start as it is used in the sentence above.

beginning
scratch
wind

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsChange

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Let us start moving before the storm arrives.

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

The true synonym

get

Same sentence, swapped: Let us get moving before the storm arrives.

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 start as it is used in the sentence above.

part
jump
end

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

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