Groups and collections

Synonyms for core

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineGroups and collections

a small group of indispensable persons or things

Five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program.

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

The true synonym

nucleus

Same sentence, swapped: Five periodicals make up the nucleus of their publishing program.

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 core as it is used in the sentence above.

burden
product
suite

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

layadjectivesecularcharacteristic of those who are not members of the clergyRidgeline lineagenounbloodthe hereditary derivation of an individualRidgeline mixedadjectiveassortedconsisting of a haphazard assortment of different kindsRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line plaguenouninfestationa swarm of insects that attack plantsRidgelineHas a reason line citynounmetropolispeople living in a large densely populated municipalityTreelineHas a reason line classnoundivisiona league ranked by qualityFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line cloudnounswarma group of many things in the air or on the groundRidgelineHas a reason line rottenadjectivedecayeddamaged by decayRidgelineHas a reason line

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