Groups and collections

Synonyms for house

Two senses of house 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

the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

He worked for a brokerage house.

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

The true synonym

firm

Same sentence, swapped: He worked for a brokerage firm.

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 house as it is used in the sentence above.

home
sign
chain

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsGroups and collections

a social unit living together

I waited until the whole house was asleep.

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

The true synonym

home

Same sentence, swapped: I waited until the whole home was asleep.

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 house as it is used in the sentence above.

sign
firm
side

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

partynouncompanya band of people associated temporarily in some activityFoothillsHas a reason line 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 posteritynoundescendantsall of the offspring of a given progenitorRidgelineHas a reason line exposedadjectiveopenwith no protection or shieldFoothills2 senses expressverbstateindicate through a symbol, formula, etc.Foothills2 sensesHas a reason line expressionnounsayinga word or phrase that particular people use in particular situationsFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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