Groups and collections

Synonyms for post

Two senses of post 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

any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered

She was opening her post.

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

The true synonym

mail

Same sentence, swapped: She was opening her mail.

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 post as it is used in the sentence above.

stake
position
block

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsActions

a job in an organization

He occupied a post in the treasury.

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

The true synonym

place

Same sentence, swapped: He occupied a place in the treasury.

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 post as it is used in the sentence above.

mail
stake
trade

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

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