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Synonyms for course

Two senses of course 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

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

He took a course in basket weaving.

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

The true synonym

class

Same sentence, swapped: He took a class in basket weaving.

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 course as it is used in the sentence above.

path
row
extension

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsObjects

a layer of masonry

A course of bricks.

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

The true synonym

row

Same sentence, swapped: A row of bricks.

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 course as it is used in the sentence above.

class
form
wall

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

approachnouncomingthe act of drawing spatially closer to somethingFoothillsHas a reason line attacknounapproachideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situationFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line attemptnounattackthe act of attackingFoothillsHas a reason line bagnoundishan activity that you like or at which you are superiorFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line tastingnountastea kind of sensingTreeline teachingnouninstructionthe profession of a teacherTreelineHas a reason line terminationnounendingthe act of ending somethingRidgeline distantadjectiveremotefar apart in relevance or relationship or kinshipFoothillsHas a reason line

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