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Synonyms for part

Two senses of part 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

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

The government must do its part.

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

The true synonym

office

Same sentence, swapped: The government must do its office.

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 part as it is used in the sentence above.

voice
piece
person

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineObjects

something less than the whole of a human artifact

The rear part of the house.

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

The true synonym

portion

Same sentence, swapped: The rear portion of the house.

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 part as it is used in the sentence above.

office
voice
stuff

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

attacknounapproachideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situationFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line attemptnounattackthe act of attackingFoothillsHas a reason line bagnoundishan activity that you like or at which you are superiorFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line ballnounbaseballa ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine playersFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line flyingnounflightan instance of traveling by airFoothills footholdnounbeachheadan initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developmentsHigh Camp2 senses forcenounstrengthphysical energy or intensityFoothills2 senses tracknouncoursea line or route along which something travels or movesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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