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lengthen
verb to make something longer
» My trousers had to be
lengthened because I’d grown.
extend, make longer,
prolong, stretch,
elongate, protract
antonym: shortenlessen
verb to decrease in size
or amount » Andy put on
an extra jumper to lessen
the risk of getting cold.
abate, decrease, diminish,
dwindle, lower, minimize,
reduce, shrink, de-escalate,
downsize
antonym: increaselesson
noun a period of time for being
taught » Johanna took piano
lessons once a week.
class, coaching, lecture,
period, tutoringlet^1
verb to allow someone to do
something » Leah’s parents
wouldn’t let her go to the party.
allow, give permission,
permit, sanction
antonym: forbidlet^2
verb to give someone use of
your property in return for
money » My aunt lets her
house for the summer.
hire out, lease, rentlevel^1
adjective completely flat
» An ice rink should have
a perfectly level surface.
flat, horizontal
antonym: unevenlevel^2
verb to make something flat
» We levelled the ground.
flatten, plane, smoothlevel^3
noun a point on a scale that
measures something » Crime
levels have started to decline.
grade, rank, stage,
standard, statuslie^1
verb to rest somewhere
horizontally » He was lying
on his back, reading a book.
loll, lounge, recline, sprawl,
be prostrate, be recumbent,
be supine, reposelie^2
verb to say something that
is not true » The actor lied
about his age and told the
reporter he was much younger.
be dishonest, fib, perjure
yourself, tell a lie,
forswear yourselflie^3
noun something you say that
is not true » His whole story
was a lie, none of it was true.
deceit, fabrication,
falsehood, fib, fictionlife
noun the time during which you
are alive » My grandmother
has had a long and active life.
existence, life span,
lifetime, time
related words:
adjectives animate, vitallift^1
verb to move something to a
higher position » Ria strained
to lift the heavy pile of books.
elevate, hoist, pick up, raise
antonym: lowerlift^2
verb to remove something such
as a ban or law » They wore
earrings to school when the
ban on jewellery was lifted.
cancel, end, relax, remove,
rescind, revokelight^1
noun brightness that
enables you to see things
» The sun’s light filtered
through the shutters.
brightness, brilliance,
glare, glow, illumination,
radiance, incandescence,
luminescence, luminosity,
phosphorescence
antonym: dark
related word: prefix photo-lengthen
like
(^2) verb to find someone or something pleasant
» I really like this music.
antonym: dislike
I dislike playing hockey.
adore
She adored her pug.
appreciate
I appreciate good food.
be fond of
Are you fond of him?
be keen on
He was really keen on
the band’s latest song.
be partial to
I am partial to
action films.
enjoy
She enjoyed swimming
in the sea.
go for
What kind of music
do you go for?
have a soft spot for
I have a soft spot for
people with red hair.
have a weakness for
He had a weakness
for chocolate.
love
She loved getting presents.
relish
He relished the idea of
celebrating his birthday.
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