Places

Synonyms for rear

Two senses of rear 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, TreelinePlaces

the part of something that is furthest from the normal viewer

It was hidden in the rear of the store.

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

The true synonym

back

Same sentence, swapped: It was hidden in the back of the store.

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 rear as it is used in the sentence above.

arse
wing
polls

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelinePlaces

the side of an object that is opposite its front

His room was toward the rear of the hotel.

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

The true synonym

backside

Same sentence, swapped: His room was toward the backside of the hotel.

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 rear as it is used in the sentence above.

front
upside
lee

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

safetynounrefugea safe placeTreelineHas a reason line soilnoun, verbterritorythe geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign stateTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line surroundnounenvironmentthe area in which something exists or livesTreeline dependentadjectivesubjectbeing under the power or sovereignty of another or othersTreelineHas a reason line brownounhilltopthe peak of a hillRidgelineHas a reason line dangerousadjectiveunsafeinvolving or causing danger or riskRidgelineHas a reason line darknessnounshadowan unilluminated areaFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line faintadjectiveweakdeficient in magnitudeTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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