Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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joke

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joke^1

noun something that makes

people laugh » That joke

was so funny.

gag (informal), jest, lark,

prank, quip, wisecrack

(informal), witticism, jape

joke^2

verb to say something funny

» Alex was always joking

about her appearance.

banter, chaff, jest,

kid (informal), quip, tease

journey^1

noun the act of travelling

from one place to another

» We took a train journey

through the mountains.

excursion, expedition,

passage, tour, trek,

trip, voyage

journey^2

verb to travel from one place

to another » We journeyed

through France to reach Spain.

go, proceed, tour, travel,

trek, voyage

joy

noun great happiness

» Her face shone with joy.

bliss, delight, ecstasy,

elation, rapture, exaltation,

exultation, felicity

antonym: misery

joyful

adjective extremely happy

» My father gave a joyful

smile when he saw me.

delighted, elated, jubilant,

over the Moon (informal),

cock-a-hoop, enraptured

judge^1

noun the person in charge

of a law court » The judge

called for order in court.

adjudicator, beak (Britain;

slang), justice, magistrate

related word: adjective judicial

judge^2

noun someone who picks the

winner or keeps control of a

competition » The judges

inspected each dog carefully

before selecting the finalists.

adjudicator, referee, umpire

judge^3

verb to form an opinion about

someone or something

» Don’t judge me for having

another slice of cake.

appraise, assess, consider,

estimate, evaluate, rate

judge^4

verb to pick the winner or keep

control in a competition

» Entrants will be judged in

two age categories.

referee, umpire, adjudge,

adjudicate

judgment

noun an opinion or decision

based on evidence » It’s hard

to form a judgment without all

the facts.

appraisal, assessment,

conclusion, opinion, ruling,

verdict, view

jump^1

verb to leap up or over

something » I jumped

over the fence.

bound, clear, hurdle,

leap, spring, vault

jump^2

verb to increase suddenly

» Sales of coats jumped

when the temperature

dropped below zero.

escalate, increase,

rise, surge

jump^3

noun a leap into the air

» Ryan misjudged his jump

and landed in the stream.

bound, leap, vault

junior

adjective having a relatively low

position compared to others

» I started as a junior waitress,

but now I run the restaurant.

inferior, lesser, lower,

subordinate

antonym: senior

We took a train journey through

the mountains.

That joke was so funny.

The judge called for order

in court. I jumped over the fence.

What are you going to do with all

that junk?

junk

noun old articles that

people usually throw away

» What are you going to do

with all that junk?

clutter, odds and ends,

refuse, rubbish, scrap,

trash

justice^1

noun fairness in the way

that people are treated

» He had been treated

unfairly and wanted justice.

equity, fairness,

impartiality

antonym: injustice

justice^2

noun the person in charge

of a law court » Oliver

was sworn in as a Justice

of the High Court.

judge, magistrate

justify

verb to show that something

is reasonable or necessary

» Tina justified eating a

large lunch by going for

a long walk afterwards.

defend, excuse, explain,

vindicate, warrant

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