Objects

Synonyms for pile

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

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun · Reason line included

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineObjects

the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave

For uniform color and texture, tailors cut velvet with the pile running the same direction.

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

The true synonym

nap

Same sentence, swapped: For uniform color and texture, tailors cut velvet with the nap running the same direction.

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 pile as it is used in the sentence above.

mass
heap
cotton

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

lapnouncirclemovement once around a courseTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line marketnoungrocerya marketplace where groceries are soldTreeline materialnounclothartifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibersTreeline merchandisenounproductitems for sale to the individual consumerTreelineHas a reason line hearthnounfiresidehome symbolized as a part of the fireplaceHigh CampHas a reason line hookahnounchichaan oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through waterSummit hoopnounringa rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pullingRidgeline crackingnounsnapa sudden sharp noiseTreelineHas a reason line

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