Qualities

Synonyms for face

Two senses of face 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, FoothillsQualities

the feelings expressed on a person's face

An angry face.

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

The true synonym

look

Same sentence, swapped: An angry look.

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 face as it is used in the sentence above.

case
nerve
turn

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsPlaces

a surface forming part of the outside of an object

Each face of the cube was painted a different color.

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

The true synonym

side

Same sentence, swapped: Each side of the cube was painted a different color.

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 face as it is used in the sentence above.

case
nerve
end

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

distancenounspacethe interval between two timesFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line easeverb, nouncomfortlessen pain or discomfortFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line easyadjectivegentlemarked by moderate steepnessFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line edgeverb, nounborderprovide with a border or edgeFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line illegitimateadjectiveoutlawcontrary to or forbidden by lawRidgeline immediateadjectivequickperformed with little or no delayTreelineHas a reason line immutableadjectivechangelessnot subject or susceptible to change or variation in form or quality or natureSummitHas a reason line stationnounplaceproper or designated social situationFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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