Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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normal

adjective usual and ordinary

» A normal journey to school

takes 20 minutes.

average, conventional,

habitual, ordinary, regular,

routine, standard, typical,

usual

antonym: unusual

nosy

adjective trying to find out

about other people’s business

» Our nosy neighbour is

always watching us through

the curtains.

curious, eavesdropping,

inquisitive, prying

note^1

noun a short letter » I wrote a

note asking him to come round.

communication (formal),

letter, memo,

memorandum, message,

reminder, epistle,

missive (old-fashioned)

note^2

noun a written record that

helps you remember something

» The secretary made a note

of the rescheduled meeting.

account, jotting,

record, register

note^3

noun an atmosphere, feeling,

or quality » I detected a note

of envy in Reg’s voice when

he talked about his cousin’s

designer trainers.

hint, tone, touch, trace

note^4

verb to become aware of or

mention a fact » Paul noted

that the rain had stopped and

went outside.

mention, notice,

observe (formal), perceive,

register, remark, see

notice^1

verb to become aware of

something » I noticed that

Billy was the only person who

wasn’t laughing.

detect, discern, note,

observe, perceive,

see, spot

notice^2

noun a written announcement

» The students looked at the

notice on the board.

advertisement, bill,

poster, sign

notice^3

noun warning that something

is going to happen » She was

transferred to another group

without notice.

advance warning,

intimation, notification,

warning

noticeable

adjective obvious and easy

to see » There has been

a noticeable improvement

in Sam’s piano playing since

he started practising.

conspicuous, evident,

obvious, perceptible,

unmistakable, manifest,

salient

notify

verb to inform someone

officially of something

» The airport display board

notified the passengers of

the delay.

advise (formal), inform,

tell, warn

notorious

adjective well-known for

something bad » The district

was notorious for crime.

disreputable, infamous,

scandalous

now

adverb at the present time

or moment » I need to see

Gary now, before he leaves.

at once, currently,

immediately, nowadays,

right now, straightaway,

without delay

nuisance

noun someone or something

that is annoying » Dom was a

nuisance, always teasing her.

annoyance, bother,

hassle (informal),

inconvenience, irritation,

pain (informal), pest, plague,

vexation

numb^1

adjective unable to feel

anything » My leg went numb

after I sat on it too long.

dead, frozen, insensitive,

paralysed, benumbed,

insensible

numb^2

verb to make you unable to feel

anything » The cold numbed

my fingers, and I wished I was

wearing gloves.

dull, freeze, paralyse,

stun, benumb, deaden,

immobilize

number^1

noun a word or symbol used

for counting » Pick a number

between one and ten.

digit, figure, numeral,

character, integer

number^2

noun a quantity of things

or people » A large number

of people attended the carnival.

collection, crowd,

horde, multitude

numerous

adjective existing or happening

in large numbers » We’ve met

before on numerous occasions.

lots of, many, several

A large number of people attended

the carnival.

The students looked at the notice

on the board.

The airport display board notified

the passengers of the delay.

The secretary made a note of the

rescheduled meeting.

Dom was a nuisance, always

teasing her.

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