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While we are focused more on meanings than hints in this story, sometimes learning that many of the words have completely unrelated meanings is a clue in and of itself. Connections frequently includes clues that involve words within words and other visual clues.
Bougie meaning
Describes someone with expensive or luxurious taste.
Fancy meaning
Elaborate, decorative or expensive.
Posh meaning
Elegant, luxurious or expensive.
Swank meaning
Stylish, expensive and showy.
Aykroyd meaning
An Old-English last name.
Levy meaning
The legal imposition or collection of a tax, fee, fine or property seizure by a government or authority.
Rather meaning
An adverb meaning somewhat, to a certain degree or instead.
Savage meaning
Fierce, wild or uncivilized.
Escapement meaning
A mechanical device that regulates movement in steps.
Pendulum meaning
A weight suspended from a fixed point so that it can swing freely back and forth.
Ratchet meaning
A mechanical mechanism with a toothed wheel and catching piece that allows movement or rotation in one direction only.
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Spring meaning
A bent or spiraled piece of metal that returns to its original shape after being stretched out.
Border meaning
An outer edge, dividing line or a narrow strip of plants along a path.
Classy meaning
Stylish, elegant and having high standards.
Foamily meaning
In a foamy manner, or in a way that relates to foam.
Genius meaning
A rare, high level of skill or brilliance in fields like art, music, or science.
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