Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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land^1

noun an area of ground that

someone owns » My parents

keep horses on their land.

estate, grounds, property

land^2

noun a region or country

» America is known as

the land of opportunity.

country, nation, province,

region, territory

land^3

verb to arrive on the ground

after flying or sailing

» The plane landed in New

York at noon.

alight, dock, touch down

language^1

noun the system of words

people use to communicate

» She speaks four languages.

dialect, idiom, jargon,

lingo (informal), tongue,

vernacular, vocabulary,

argot, cant, lingua franca,

patois

language^2

noun the style in which you

speak or write » The poem

was written in flowery language.

phrasing, style, wording,

phraseology, terminology

large

adjective of a greater

size or amount than usual

» We have a large kitchen

with lots of cupboards.

big, colossal, enormous,

giant, gigantic, great, huge,

immense, massive, vast,

gargantuan, sizable

or sizeable

antonym: small

last^1

adjective the most recent

» Our last holiday was

a year ago.

latest, most recent,

preceding, previous

antonym: first

last^2

adjective happening or

remaining after all the others

of its kind » She read the last

page and closed the book.

closing, concluding,

final, ultimate

antonym: first

last^3

verb to continue to exist or

happen » The film lasted

for two and a half hours.

carry on, continue, endure,

persist, remain, survive

late^1

adjective after the expected

time » The train was nearly

an hour late.

behind, behind time,

belated, delayed,

last-minute, overdue,

tardy, unpunctual

antonym: early

late^2

adjective dead, especially

recently » My late husband

would have loved this place.

dead, deceased, departed,

defunct, perished

laugh^1

verb to make a noise that

shows you are amused

or happy

▼ SEE BELOW

laugh^2

noun the noise you make when

amused or happy » He let out

a loud laugh at the joke.

chortle, chuckle, giggle,

guffaw, snigger, titter

law^1

noun a country’s system

of rules » Vandalism is

against the law.

charter, code, constitution

related words: adjectives legal,

judicial

law^2

noun one of the rules of a

country » The government

introduced a new law to help

reduce crime rates.

act, code, decree,

regulation, rule, statute,

edict, ordinance

lawyer

noun someone who advises

people about the law

» The lawyer spoke in court.

advocate, attorney,

barrister, counsel, solicitor

The plane landed in New York

at noon.

The lawyer spoke in court.

lawyer

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roar
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