Quantity

Synonyms for third

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

Tier 5, Summit · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 5, SummitQuantity

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

It contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement.

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

The true synonym

tierce

Same sentence, swapped: It contains approximately a tierce of the minimum daily requirement.

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 third as it is used in the sentence above.

half
fourth
step

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

whiskernounhaira very small distance or spaceHigh CampHas a reason line boatloadnouncarloadthe amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight carHigh CampHas a reason line rigmarolenounrigamarolea long and complicated and confusing procedureSummitHas a reason line ringverb, nounknellmake (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edificationHigh Camp2 sensesHas a reason line saturationnounimpregnationthe process of totally saturating something with a substanceSummit scathingadjectivevituperativemarked by harshly abusive criticismSummit scourverbabraderub hard or scrubSummitHas a reason line scoutingnounreconnoiteringexploring in order to gain informationSummit

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