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Synonyms for wind

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineActions

the act of winding or twisting

He put the key in the old clock and gave it a good wind.

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

The true synonym

twist

Same sentence, swapped: He put the key in the old clock and gave it a good twist.

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 wind as it is used in the sentence above.

lead
jazz
feather

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