Nature

Synonyms for rock

Two senses of rock 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 and verb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsNature

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

He threw a rock at me.

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

The true synonym

stone

Same sentence, swapped: He threw a stone at me.

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 rock as it is used in the sentence above.

sway
cover
body

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineMovement

cause to move back and forth

Rock the baby.

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

The true synonym

sway

Same sentence, swapped: Sway the baby.

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 rock as it is used in the sentence above.

slay
station
ship

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

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