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Places & buildings

Towns, homes, ruins, landscapes and where things are. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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4 words

community
nounFoundation
a group of people who live or work in the same area
Similar:
neighbourhood
Opposite:
division
distant
adj.Foundation
far away in space or time
Similar:
far
Opposite:
adjacent
public
adj.Foundation
open to or shared by everyone
Similar:
open
Opposite:
confidential
slope
nounFoundation
a surface that is higher at one end than the other
Similar:
incline
Opposite:
evenness

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Advanced, Core, Stretch levels: the first 12 of 46, A to Z.

abode
nounAdvanced
the place where a person lives
Similar:
home
accessible
adj.Core
easy to reach, get into or use
Similar:
reachable
Opposite:
inaccessible
accommodate
verbAdvanced
to provide space for, or to help by meeting someone's needs
Similar:
adapt
Opposite:
deny
adjacent
adj.Advanced
right next to something
Similar:
next
Opposite:
apart
barren
adj.Advanced
too dry and poor for plants to grow
Similar:
empty
Opposite:
fertile
besieged
verbAdvanced
surrounded by enemies trying to capture a place
Similar:
surrounded
Opposite:
freed
buttress
verbStretch
to support or strengthen something
Similar:
support
Opposite:
destroy
cemetery
nounCore
a place where dead people are buried
Similar:
graveyard
Opposite:
birthplace
dale
nounCore
a valley, especially in northern England
Similar:
valley
Opposite:
hill
demolished
verbCore
completely knocked down or destroyed
Similar:
destroyed
Opposite:
built
depot
nounAdvanced
a place where goods or vehicles are kept
Similar:
store
Opposite:
absence
derelict
adj.Advanced
left empty and in poor condition because of neglect
Similar:
abandoned
Opposite:
active

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