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Synonyms for weapon

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsObjects

any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

He was licensed to carry a weapon.

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

The true synonym

arm

Same sentence, swapped: He was licensed to carry a arm.

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 weapon as it is used in the sentence above.

artillery
engine
whip

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

subjectadjective, nounopenpossibly accepting or permittingFoothills2 senses topnoun, verbcovercovering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)Foothills2 sensesHas a reason line undergroundnountubean electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)Foothills clubnounninea team of professional baseball players who play and travel togetherFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line coilnounspirala structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loopsRidgelineHas a reason line collagenounmontagea paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic imageRidgelineHas a reason line entirelyadverbonlywithout any others being included or involvedFoothills escapenounflightthe act of escaping physicallyFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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