Materials

Synonyms for stuff

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, FoothillsMaterials

the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

Wheat is the stuff they use to make bread.

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

The true synonym

material

Same sentence, swapped: Wheat is the material they use to make bread.

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 stuff as it is used in the sentence above.

clobber
poppycock
chemistry

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

earthnoungroundthe loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surfaceFoothillsHas a reason line solventnoundissolvera liquid substance capable of dissolving other substancesSummitHas a reason line formnoun, verbkinda category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or qualityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line formeradjectiveoldbelonging to some prior timeFoothills frameverbborderenclose in or as if in a frameFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line fraudnouncheatthe act of swindling by some fraudulent schemeFoothills freezeverbblockprohibit the conversion or use of (assets)FoothillsHas a reason line frontnounmovementa group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goalsFoothills2 senses

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