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Synonyms for job

Two senses of job 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

a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

The job of repairing the engine took several hours.

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

The true synonym

task

Same sentence, swapped: The task of repairing the engine took several hours.

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 job as it is used in the sentence above.

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line
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Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineActions

a crime (especially a robbery)

The gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis.

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

The true synonym

caper

Same sentence, swapped: The gang pulled off a bank caper in St. Louis.

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 job as it is used in the sentence above.

problem
business
rolling

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

educationnounteachingthe activities of educating or instructingFoothills effortnounsweatuse of physical or mental energyFoothills2 senses escapenounflightthe act of escaping physicallyFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line exerciseverb, nounworkgive a workout toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line directionnounfocusthe concentration of attention or energy on somethingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line disciplinenouncorrectionthe act of discipliningTreelineHas a reason line disfigurementnoundefacementthe act of damaging the appearance or surface of somethingSummitHas a reason line incredibleadjectiveunbelievablebeyond belief or understandingFoothillsHas a reason line

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