States and conditions

Synonyms for setting

Two senses of setting 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

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsStates and conditions

the state of the environment in which a situation exists

You can't do that in a university setting.

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

The true synonym

background

Same sentence, swapped: You can't do that in a university background.

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 setting as it is used in the sentence above.

mount
orbit
area

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsPlaces

the context and environment in which something is set

The perfect setting for a ghost story.

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

The true synonym

scene

Same sentence, swapped: The perfect scene for a ghost story.

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 setting as it is used in the sentence above.

mount
parts
element

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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 hearingnounaudiencean opportunity to state your case and be heardFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line illadjectivesickaffected by an impairment of normal physical or mental functionFoothillsHas a reason line literaladjectiverealbeing or reflecting the essential or genuine character of somethingRidgeline locateverbsituatedetermine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a surveyHigh Camp loiterverbloungebe about a place without any apparent purposeHigh Camp toastverb, noundrinkpropose a toast toFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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