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Synonyms for pit

Two senses of pit 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 · verb and noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2verbTier 1, FoothillsChange

remove the pits from

Pit plums and cherries.

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

The true synonym

stone

Same sentence, swapped: Stone plums and cherries.

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 pit as it is used in the sentence above.

scar
oppose
strip

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineObjects

a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate

The village grew up beside an old slate pit.

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

The true synonym

quarry

Same sentence, swapped: The village grew up beside an old slate quarry.

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 pit as it is used in the sentence above.

cavity
inferno
cellar

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

runverbmoveprogress by being changedFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line rushnoun, verbchargethe swift release of a store of affective forceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line silenceverb, nounstillcause to be quiet or not talkFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line staradjective, verbleadingindicating the most important performer or roleFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line flushadjective, verbloadedhaving an abundant supply of money or possessions of valueTreeline2 senses focusverbconcentratedirect one's attention on somethingFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line freezeverbblockprohibit the conversion or use of (assets)FoothillsHas a reason line liftnounraisethe act of raising somethingFoothills2 senses

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