Contact and joining

Synonyms for surf

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 3, RidgelineContact and joining

look around casually and randomly, without seeking anything in particular

Surf the internet or the world wide web.

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

The true synonym

browse

Same sentence, swapped: Browse the internet or the world wide web.

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 surf as it is used in the sentence above.

pursue
divine
peak

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

freeadjective, verbdetachednot fixed in positionRidgeline2 senses grateverbgrindmake a grating or grinding sound by rubbing togetherRidgelineHas a reason line hangverbclinghold on tightly or tenaciouslyRidgelineHas a reason line harvestverbreapgather, as of natural productsRidgelineHas a reason line strikeverbscratchremove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a lineFoothillsHas a reason line stubverb, nounextinguishextinguish by crushingRidgeline2 senses sullyverbcloudplace under suspicion or cast doubt uponTreeline strainingadjectivestrenuoustaxing to the utmostRidgeline

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