Food and drink

Synonyms for portion

Two senses of portion live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineFood and drink

an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

His portion was larger than hers.

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

The true synonym

helping

Same sentence, swapped: His helping was larger than hers.

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 portion as it is used in the sentence above.

dowry
parcel
splash

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineRelations

something determined in relation to something that includes it

I read a portion of the manuscript.

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

The true synonym

component

Same sentence, swapped: I read a component of the manuscript.

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 portion as it is used in the sentence above.

dowry
serving
comparison

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

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