Places

Synonyms for spot

Two senses of spot 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, FoothillsPlaces

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

A bright spot on a planet.

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

The true synonym

place

Same sentence, swapped: A bright place on a planet.

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 spot as it is used in the sentence above.

touch
beginning
corner

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineQualities

a small contrasting part of something

A bald spot.

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

The true synonym

patch

Same sentence, swapped: A bald patch.

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 spot as it is used in the sentence above.

touch
bit
cross

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

endnounlastthe final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrenceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line eyenounheartan area that is approximately central within some larger regionFoothillsHas a reason line facenounlookthe feelings expressed on a person's faceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line frontnounmovementa group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goalsFoothills2 senses destinationnounfinishthe place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)TreelineHas a reason line domainnounlandterritory over which rule or control is exercisedTreeline earshotnounhearingthe range within which a voice can be heardHigh CampHas a reason line bringverbgetgo or come after and bring or take backFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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