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Synonyms for building

Two senses of building 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 · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsActions

the act of constructing something

His hobby was the building of boats.

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

The true synonym

construction

Same sentence, swapped: His hobby was the construction of boats.

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 building as it is used in the sentence above.

recording
baking
hall

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 4, High CampObjects

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

There was a three-story building on the corner.

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

The true synonym

edifice

Same sentence, swapped: There was a three-story edifice on the corner.

Close but different

floor
sign
plan

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

battlenounstrugglean energetic attempt to achieve somethingFoothillsHas a reason line beginningadjective, nounfirstserving to beginFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line businessnounjobthe principal activity in your life that you do to earn moneyFoothillsHas a reason line dignoun, verbjabthe act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbowTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line directionnounfocusthe concentration of attention or energy on somethingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line disciplinenouncorrectionthe act of discipliningTreelineHas a reason line boyfriendnounfellowa man who is the lover of a man or womanFoothills brandnounmakea recognizable kindFoothillsHas a reason line

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