States and conditions

Synonyms for corner

Two senses of corner 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, FoothillsStates and conditions

a predicament from which a skillful or graceful escape is impossible

His lying got him into a tight corner.

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The true synonym

box

Same sentence, swapped: His lying got him into a tight box.

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 corner as it is used in the sentence above.

recess
nook
double

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineObjects

an interior angle formed by two meeting walls

A piano was in one corner of the room.

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

The true synonym

nook

Same sentence, swapped: A piano was in one nook of the room.

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 corner as it is used in the sentence above.

box
court
pit

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

patheticadjectivepoordeserving or inciting pityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line possibleadjectivepotentialexisting in possibilityFoothillsHas a reason line pressverb, nounironpress and smooth with a heated ironFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line previousadjectiveoldjust preceding something else in time or orderFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line visibilitynounprofiledegree of exposure to public noticeRidgeline weighverbpressto be oppressive or burdensomeTreelineHas a reason line wetnounmoisturewetness caused by waterRidgeline recordnounbooka compilation of the known facts regarding something or someoneFoothills

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