Groups and collections

Synonyms for public

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

Tier 1, Foothills · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 1, FoothillsGroups and collections

people in general considered as a whole

He is a hero in the eyes of the public.

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

The true synonym

world

Same sentence, swapped: He is a hero in the eyes of the world.

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 public as it is used in the sentence above.

rich
building
bar

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

couplenounmatcha pair of people who live togetherFoothills2 senses creamnoun, verbpickthe best people or things in a groupFoothills2 senses crowdnounbunchan informal body of friendsFoothillsHas a reason line currentnounflowdominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideasFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line individualadjectivesinglebeing or characteristic of a single thing or personFoothills intendverbmeanmean or intend to express or conveyFoothills interestnounsakea reason for wanting something doneFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line interestedadjectiveconcernedinvolved in or affected by or having a claim to or share inFoothills

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