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Synonyms for top

Two senses of top 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, FoothillsObjects

covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)

He removed the top of the carton.

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

The true synonym

cover

Same sentence, swapped: He removed the cover of the carton.

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 top as it is used in the sentence above.

tip
height
wear

Sense 2 of 2verbTier 2, TreelineContact and joining

cut the top off

Top trees and bushes.

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

The true synonym

pinch

Same sentence, swapped: Pinch trees and bushes.

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 top as it is used in the sentence above.

clear
shear
ball

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

footnounbaselowest support of a structureFoothillsHas a reason line funnyadjectiveoddbeyond or deviating from the usual or expectedFoothillsHas a reason line memorynounstorean electronic memory deviceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line newspapernounpaperthe physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisherFoothillsHas a reason line courtlyadjectiveformalrefined or imposing in manner or appearanceHigh Camp covertnounscreena covering that serves to conceal or shelter somethingRidgelineHas a reason line cracknounpassa usually brief attemptFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line healthyadjectivesoundexercising or showing good judgmentFoothillsHas a reason line

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