Nature

Synonyms for lump

Two senses of lump live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · noun and verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineNature

a large piece of something without definite shape

A lump of coal.

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

The true synonym

hunk

Same sentence, swapped: A hunk of coal.

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 lump as it is used in the sentence above.

swelling
goon
segment

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineContact and joining

put together indiscriminately

Lump together all the applicants.

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

The true synonym

chunk

Same sentence, swapped: Chunk together all the applicants.

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 lump as it is used in the sentence above.

scrape
fund
barrel

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

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