Contact and joining

Synonyms for wash

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

cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

Wash the towels, please!

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

The true synonym

launder

Same sentence, swapped: Launder the towels, please!

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 wash as it is used in the sentence above.

lap
hush
dust

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

hangverbclinghold on tightly or tenaciouslyRidgelineHas a reason line harvestverbreapgather, as of natural productsRidgelineHas a reason line immerseverbplungethrust or throw intoRidgelineHas a reason line impressverbimprintmark or stamp with or as if with pressureRidgelineHas a reason line turnverbbendcause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular formFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line twineverblacespin, wind, or twist togetherRidgelineHas a reason line uncoupleverbdecoupledisconnect or separateSummit slackadjectiveloosenot tense or tautTreeline2 senses

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