Materials

Synonyms for gem

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineMaterials

a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry

He had the gem set in a ring for his wife.

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

The true synonym

stone

Same sentence, swapped: He had the stone set in a ring for his wife.

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 gem as it is used in the sentence above.

muffin
treasure
flake

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

mildadjectivesoftmild and pleasantTreelineHas a reason line preparationnouncookingthe act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heatTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line earthnoungroundthe loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surfaceFoothillsHas a reason line grainnountexturethe physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)Treeline grandadjectiveheroicof behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scopeTreelineHas a reason line grantverbyieldbe willing to concedeTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line graphicadjectivevividevoking lifelike images within the mindTreeline graspnoungripan intellectual hold or understandingTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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