Objects

Synonyms for skeleton

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · noun

The sensenounTier 2, TreelineObjects

the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

The building has a steel skeleton.

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

The true synonym

frame

Same sentence, swapped: The building has a steel frame.

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 skeleton as it is used in the sentence above.

chart
sketch
stiff

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

abandonedadjectivedesertedforsaken by owner or inhabitantsTreeline barnounsaloona room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counterTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line bednounlayersingle thickness of usually some homogeneous substanceTreelineHas a reason line booknounvolumephysical objects consisting of a number of pages bound togetherTreelineHas a reason line basinnounlavatorya bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipeRidgeline2 senses admitverbtakeadmit into a group or communityFoothills2 senses advancenoun, adjectiveriseincrease in price or valueFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line advancedadjectivemodernahead of the timesTreeline2 sensesHas a reason line

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