Animals

Synonyms for world

Two senses of world 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 · adjective and noun

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, Foothills

involving the entire earth

A world crisis.

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

The true synonym

global

Same sentence, swapped: A global crisis.

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 world as it is used in the sentence above.

much
public
all

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsAnimals

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

All the world loves a lover.

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

The true synonym

man

Same sentence, swapped: All the man loves a lover.

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 world as it is used in the sentence above.

system
race
community

Read nextThe whole library →

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

hairyadjectivehairedhaving or covered with hairRidgelineHas a reason line predatoryadjectiverapaciousliving by preying on other animals especially by catching living preyHigh CampHas a reason line serpentineadjectivesnakyresembling a serpent in formHigh Camp ladynounmadama woman of refinementFoothillsHas a reason line landverb, nounbringbring into a different stateFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line languagenounspeechthe mental faculty or power of vocal communicationFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line lateadjectiveformerof the immediate pastFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line lawnounpolicethe force of policemen and officersFoothills

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