Groups and collections

Synonyms for current

Two senses of current 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, FoothillsGroups and collections

dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

The current of history.

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

The true synonym

flow

Same sentence, swapped: The flow of history.

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 current as it is used in the sentence above.

stock
latest
quarter

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineEvents

a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

The raft floated downstream on the current.

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

The true synonym

stream

Same sentence, swapped: The raft floated downstream on the stream.

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 current as it is used in the sentence above.

discharge
dripping
stock

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

postnounmailany particular collection of letters or packages that is deliveredFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line publicnounworldpeople in general considered as a wholeFoothillsHas a reason line secretadjectivemysterioushaving an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligenceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line sectionnoundepartmenta specialized division of a large organizationFoothills2 senses layadjectivesecularcharacteristic of those who are not members of the clergyRidgeline lineagenounbloodthe hereditary derivation of an individualRidgeline lotnounsetan unofficial association of people or groupsFoothillsHas a reason line agreeverbcheckbe compatible, similar or consistentFoothillsHas a reason line

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