Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

grasp

grasp^4

noun a person’s understanding

of something » My brother

has a good grasp of foreign

languages.

awareness, comprehension

(formal), grip, knowledge,

understanding

grateful

adjective pleased and

wanting to thank someone

» Grace was grateful for

the wonderful birthday party.

appreciative,

indebted, thankful

antonym: ungrateful

gratitude

noun the feeling of being

grateful » After the walk, the

dog wagged its tail in gratitude.

appreciation, recognition,

thanks

antonym: ingratitude

grave^1

noun a place where someone

is buried when they die

» They visited her grave

twice a year.

mausoleum, pit, sepulchre,

tomb, burial chamber,

catacomb

grave^2

adjective (formal) very serious

» The students looked grave

as they filed into the hall

for assembly.

acute, critical, heavy

(informal), serious, sober,

solemn, sombre

graze^1

verb to slightly injure your skin

» Anton fell over and grazed

his left arm.

scrape, scratch, skin

graze^2

noun a slight injury to your skin

» Oskar just has a graze,

not a major cut.

abrasion (formal),

scrape, scratch

great^1

adjective very large in size

» There are great glaciers

in the Arctic Ocean.

big, colossal, huge,

large, enormous,

extensive, gigantic,

immense, stupendous,

tremendous, vast

antonym: small

great^2

adjective important or famous

» They erected a statue

to honour the great leader.

celebrated, chief,

distinguished, eminent,

famed, famous, illustrious,

important, main, major,

momentous, notable,

principal, prominent,

renowned, serious,

significant

There are great glaciers

in the Arctic Ocean.

They erected a statue to honour

the great leader.

Grace was grateful for the

wonderful birthday party.

green

(^1) adjective concerned
with environmental issues
» We’ve done all we can
to be green.
conservationist
Conservationist groups are pleased with our efforts.
ozone-friendly
We burn ozone-friendly
smokeless fuel.
ecological
Everyone is interested in
ecological issues, such
as global warming.
non-polluting
The wind turbine
is a non-polluting
energy source.
eco-
friendly
The eco-
friendly walls
are insulated.
environmentally friendly
There are environmentally friendly
solar panels on the roof.
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