States and conditions

Synonyms for sleep

Two senses of sleep 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, FoothillsStates and conditions

euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)

They had to put their family pet to sleep.

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

The true synonym

rest

Same sentence, swapped: They had to put their family pet to rest.

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 sleep as it is used in the sentence above.

comfort
coma
faint

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 3, RidgelineStates and conditions

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

He didn't get enough sleep last night.

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

The true synonym

slumber

Same sentence, swapped: He didn't get enough slumber last night.

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 sleep as it is used in the sentence above.

drive
upset
death

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

custodynounholda state of being confined (usually for a short time)Foothills darknessnounshadowan unilluminated areaFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line demandnounneeda condition requiring reliefFoothillsHas a reason line disasternountragedyan event resulting in great loss and misfortuneFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line soberadjectivedrablacking brightness or colorRidgelineHas a reason line societynouncompanythe state of being with someoneFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line solidadjectivestrongof good quality and conditionFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line worldadjective, nounglobalinvolving the entire earthFoothills2 senses

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