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Synonyms for fireplace

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

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 3, RidgelineObjects

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

The fireplace was so large you could walk inside it.

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

The true synonym

hearth

Same sentence, swapped: The hearth was so large you could walk inside it.

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 fireplace as it is used in the sentence above.

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

tapenountapinga recording made on magnetic tapeRidgelineHas a reason line trousersnounpanta garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separatelyRidgelineHas a reason line uncommonadjectiveraremarked by an uncommon qualityRidgeline wingnounfendera barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mudRidgeline yardnoungroundsthe enclosed land around a house or other buildingTreelineHas a reason line abandonedadjectivedesertedforsaken by owner or inhabitantsTreeline feebleadjectivefaintlacking strength or vigorRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line fendverbstandwithstand the force of somethingRidgeline

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