Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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hit

hit^2

verb to collide with something

» The car hit a traffic sign.

bang into, bump,

collide with, meet head-on,

run into, smash into

hit^3

noun the action of hitting

something » Give it a good

hard hit with a hammer.

blow, knock, rap, slap,

smack, stroke

hoard^1

verb to store for future use

» People began to hoard tins

of food after the flood warning.

save, stockpile, store

hoard^2

noun a store of things

» Mia found a hoard of Roman

silver buried in the field.

cache, fund, reserve,

stockpile, store, supply

hoarse

adjective rough and unclear

» Nick’s voice was hoarse

with screaming.

croaky, gruff, husky,

rasping

antonym: clear

hobby

noun an enjoyable activity

pursued in your spare time

» My hobbies are music

and photography.

diversion, leisure activity,

leisure pursuit, pastime

hold^1

verb to carry or support

something » Ellie held her

bag up so her friend could

see what she had bought.

carry, clasp, clutch,

embrace, grasp, grip

hold^2

noun power or control over

someone or something

» The teacher has

a considerable hold

over her pupils.

control, dominance, sway

hold^3

noun the act or a way

of holding something

» Ethan tightened his

hold on the rope so he

didn’t fall.

grasp, grip

hole^1

noun an opening or hollow

in something » The builders

cut holes into the stone.

gap, hollow, opening,

pit, split, tear

hole^2

noun a weakness in a idea

or argument » There are

some holes in that idea.

defect, error, fault,

flaw, loophole

hole^3

noun (informal) a difficult

situation » Due to the crisis,

he admitted the government

were in a hole.

fix (informal), hot water

(informal), mess,

predicament, tight spot

People began to hoard tins of food

after the flood warning.

Ellie held her bag up so her friend

could see what she had bought.

scalding

Be careful, the water

in the pan is scalding.

boiling

It’s boiling in here;

let’s open a window.

scorching

I like to go swimming

on a scorching day.

heated

The heated swimming pool was

perfect after being outside.

warm

The water in the

bath is warm.

antonym:

cold

It’s so cold

where I live.

hot

(^1) adjective having a high
temperature » The pan
was too hot to touch.
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