States and conditions

Synonyms for hearing

Two senses of hearing 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

an opportunity to state your case and be heard

They condemned him without a hearing.

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

The true synonym

audience

Same sentence, swapped: They condemned him without a audience.

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 hearing as it is used in the sentence above.

earshot
opening
crack

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineThinking and knowing

the ability to hear

His hearing was impaired.

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

The true synonym

audition

Same sentence, swapped: His audition was impaired.

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 hearing as it is used in the sentence above.

earshot
sight
taste

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

figurenoun, verbnamea well-known or notable personFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line fulladjectivegoodhaving the normally expected amountFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line illadjectivesickaffected by an impairment of normal physical or mental functionFoothillsHas a reason line discreditnoundisreputethe state of being held in low esteemHigh Camp discreteadjectivedistinctconstituting a separate entity or partRidgeline disordernounupseta physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioningTreelineHas a reason line frontnounmovementa group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goalsFoothills2 senses funnyadjectiveoddbeyond or deviating from the usual or expectedFoothillsHas a reason line

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