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Synonyms for ball

Two senses of ball 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

a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players

There was a desire for National League ball in the area.

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The true synonym

baseball

Same sentence, swapped: There was a desire for National League baseball in the area.

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 ball as it is used in the sentence above.

egg
formal
cover

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineGroups and collections

a compact mass

A ball of mud caught him on the shoulder.

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

The true synonym

lump

Same sentence, swapped: A lump of mud caught him on the shoulder.

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 ball as it is used in the sentence above.

egg
baseball
clustering

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

fraudnouncheatthe act of swindling by some fraudulent schemeFoothills grabnoun, verbcatchthe act of catching an object with the handsFoothills2 senses hardadjectiveheavygiven to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquorsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line hitnounstrikea conspicuous successFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line defiantadjectivenoncompliantboldly resisting authority or an opposing forceSummitHas a reason line deliverynounbringingthe act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)FoothillsHas a reason line delusionnounillusionthe act of deludingRidgelineHas a reason line listverb, nounnamegive or make a list ofFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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