States and conditions

Synonyms for area

Two senses of area live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsStates and conditions

a particular environment or walk of life

It was a closed area of employment.

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

The true synonym

field

Same sentence, swapped: It was a closed field of employment.

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 area as it is used in the sentence above.

country
street
context

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineQualities

the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary

A vast area of forest was cleared last year.

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

The true synonym

expanse

Same sentence, swapped: A vast expanse of forest was cleared last year.

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 area as it is used in the sentence above.

country
bound
limit

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

atmospherenounaira distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thingFoothills2 senses beingnounexistencethe state or fact of existingFoothillsHas a reason line busyadjectiveengagedunavailable for use by anyone else or indicating unavailabilityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line campverbtentlive in or as if in a tentFoothills darknessnounshadowan unilluminated areaFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line defectiveadjectivefaultyhaving a defectRidgeline defineverbdelineateshow the form or outline ofSummitHas a reason line surviveverblastcontinue to live and avoid dyingFoothillsHas a reason line

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