Collins Dictionaries - Collins Junior Illustrated Thesaurus

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Using this thesaurus

Aa

Bb

Cc

Dd

Ee

Ff

Gg

Hh

Ii

Jj

Kk

Ll

Mm

Nn

Oo

Pp

Qq

Rr

Ss

Tt

Uu

Vv

Ww

Xx

Yy

Zz

Word list pages

Amphibians

Animals

Birds

Body

Books

Buildings

Cars

Clean

Cold

Colours

Cooking

Crimes

Criminals

Dance

Drinks

Flowers

Fruit

Groups

Insects

Jobs

Magic

Mammals

Music

Pictures

Poetry

Reptiles

Shapes

Sounds

Space

Sports

Stories

Time

Trees

Vegetables

Water

Weather

Young animals

Index

Picture Credits

Copyright

About the Publisher

Using this thesaurus

A thesaurus helps you choose exactly the right word to make your writing more interesting. In your writing, do you find you use words like good, bad and nice too often? A thesaurus will help you find other words with the same meaning.

How to find a word

If you want to find a different way of saying a word, think of its first letter. Once you know this, there is more than one way to find your word in the thesaurus:

• You can use the Indexat the back of the ebook which lists all of the thesaurus words in alphabetical order. Scroll through the Index until you find the letter your word begins with, then look down the words until you find the one you are looking for. You can then follow the link to the entry in the thesaurus.

• You can use the Contentspage at the front of the book, which has a link to every letter in the thesaurus. Follow the link to the letter your word begins with, then look through the entries in this letter until you find the word you are looking for. The entries are in alphabetical order.

Once you have found your word in the thesaurus, you can choose the synonym that suits your writing. A synonym is a word or phrase that has a similar meaning to the headword. Read the example sentences to understand how each synonym can be used.

Choosing the right synonym

1. The headword is the word that you want to find a synonym for.

2. Some headwords also have a number in brackets. This tells you that this headword can have different meanings.

3. Next you will see the part of speech. This tells you what type of word the headword is, such as a noun, verb, adjective, adverb or pronoun. If the word you want to find is a verb, make sure the headword you look at is also a verb.

4. Underneath the headword, you will find the definition. The definition tells you what the headword means.

5. The synonyms are listed below the definition of each headword. Synonyms have similar meanings to the headword.

6. Every synonym in the Collins Junior Thesaurus has an example sentence. This shows you how the word might be used in speech or writing.

7. Some headwords and synonyms have an illustration or photo to help you read the word and understand its meaning.

Other features of this thesaurus

This arrow ➔ points to a booster. Boosters are lively words and phrases that can be used to replace a headword. Boosters are usually words that are used in speech as slang, in proverbs and in mottos. For example:

noisy ADJECTIVE

Someone or something noisy makes loud or unpleasant sounds.

boisterous

Dad complained the party was getting far too boisterous.

deafening

Suddenly there was a deafening clap of thunder.

loud

The boys’ game was much too loud.

piercing

She was a nice girl, but they couldn’t stand her piercing laugh.

➔ ear-splitting

An antonym is a word that means the opposite of another. When a headword has an antonym, the antonym is shown at the end of the entry.

hot (2) ADJECTIVE

You say food is hot if it has a strong spicy taste.

peppery

The meal was a bit too peppery for me.

spicy

Dad likes his curries really spicy.

ANTONYM: mild

Word list entries

There are special themed entries throughout this thesaurus to support your writing.

At these entries you will find lists of things, such as parts of the body, colours and different types of animal. You might also find labelled illustrations to help you understand the words in the list. The word list pages are listed on the Contentspage.

Online resources

Explore further at www.collins.co.uk/homeworkhelpfor games, activities and extra support for parents and children.

Aa

accident (1) NOUN

An accident is something nasty that happens by chance.

calamity

The flooding river caused a calamity and the house was wrecked.

catastrophe

That plane crash was a catastrophe.

collision

Mark damaged his bike in a collision with the gatepost.

crash

There was a bad crash on the motorway.

disaster

Tom’s walk ended with a disaster when he fell in the canal.

mishap

“Just a mishap,” said Dad, after his keys fell down the drain.

accident (2) NOUN

If something happens by accident, it was not planned.

chance

The friends met by chance at the disco.

coincidence

Ben and Rosie got the same answers by coincidence.

afraid ADJECTIVE

Someone who is afraid thinks that something nasty might happen.

anxious

Mole felt anxious in the wild wood.

nervous

“You don’t need to be nervous,” said the dentist. “This won’t hurt a bit.”

panic-stricken

They were panic-stricken when they heard the ice crack.

petrified

Emma was petrified during her ride on the big dipper.

scared

Goldilocks was scared when the three bears found her.

worried

Our cat was worried when the pet-shop owner picked up her kittens.

➔ numb with fear; scared to death

amphibian NOUN

An amphibian is an animal that can live on land and in water.

TYPES OF AMPHIBIANS:

anger NOUN

Anger is the strong feeling you have about something that is unfair.

fury

My little brother stamped his foot in fury when I wouldn’t play with him.

outrage

There was outrage among farmers when the plans were announced.

rage

Nobody dared annoy the ogre, because his rage was terrible to see.

angry ADJECTIVE

If you feel angry, you are very cross.

annoyed

Alice was annoyed with the Mad Hatter and the March Hare.

cross

Steven was cross when his sister finished his jigsaw.

enraged

Michael was enraged when thieves stole his new bike.

furious

His sister was furious about the broken window.

infuriated

Grandpa was infuriated because squirrels had dug up his flower bulbs.

mad

I made my best friend mad by shouting at her.

wild

Sarah was really wild when her little brother scribbled on her work.

➔ climbing the walls; fuming; going ballistic; livid

ANTONYM: pleased

animal NOUN

Animals are living things that are not plants. Humans, mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and insects are all animals.

beast

Fabulous beasts roamed wild in the enchanted forest.

creature

Mice are timid creatures.

KINDS OF ANIMALS:

amphibian

bird

fish

insect

mammal

reptile

annoy VERB