Materials

Synonyms for earth

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsMaterials

the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

They dug into the earth outside the church.

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

The true synonym

ground

Same sentence, swapped: They dug into the ground outside the church.

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 earth as it is used in the sentence above.

rock
paper
air

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

stuffnounmaterialthe tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical objectFoothillsHas a reason line slopnounmiredeep soft mud in water or slushRidgeline solventnoundissolvera liquid substance capable of dissolving other substancesSummitHas a reason line quietadjectivestillfree from disturbance by heavy wavesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line quietlyadverbsoftlywith low volumeFoothillsHas a reason line quitverbstopput an end to a state or an activityFoothillsHas a reason line raceverbruncompete in a raceFoothillsHas a reason line rangenoun, verbreachan area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:Foothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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