Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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part^3

noun a piece or section

of something » I like

that part of town.

bit, fraction, fragment,

piece, portion, section

participate

verb to take part in an activity

» Everyone participates in

the school quiz.

be involved in, engage in,

enter into, join in, take part

particular^1

adjective relating to only

one thing or person

» That particular place

is dangerous.

distinct, exact, express,

peculiar, precise, specific

particular^2

adjective especially great or

intense » He took particular

care to wash the back of his

neck, which was very dirty.

exceptional, marked,

notable, singular, special,

uncommon, especial,

noteworthy

particular^3

adjective not easily satisfied

» Ted was particular about

the colours he used when

decorating the room.

choosy (informal), exacting,

fastidious, fussy,

meticulous

partly

adverb to some extent but

not completely » This is

partly my fault.

in part (formal), in some

measure (formal), partially,

to some degree,

to some extent

partner^1

noun either member of

a couple in a relationship

» My uncle is very happy with

his new partner.

husband, mate,

spouse, wife

partner^2

noun the person someone

is doing something with

» I have a new tennis partner.

companion, team-mate

party^1

noun an enjoyable social event

» I like to have a party for

my birthday every year.

celebration, function,

gathering, get-together

(informal), hooley or hoolie

(New Zealand, Scotland, and

Ireland), reception

party^2

noun an organization for people

with the same political beliefs

» Ray joined the party in order

to meet like-minded people.

alliance, clique, coalition,

faction, grouping

party^3

noun a group who are doing

something together » The

landing party crossed the water

to the research station.

band, crew, gang, squad,

team, unit

pass^1

verb to exceed or go past

something.

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pass^2

verb to be successful in a test

» Wendy has just passed her

cycling proficiency test.

get through, graduate,

qualify, succeed

antonym: fail

pass^3

noun a document that allows

you to go somewhere

» You’ll need your pass

to get into the building.

identification, passport,

ticket

passage^1

noun a narrow, empty space

that connects places » He

cleared a passage for himself

through the crammed streets.

channel, course, path,

road, route, way

passage^2

noun a narrow, built space that

connects one place with

another » The passage

leads to the courtyard

of the old building.

aisle, corridor, hall, lobby

passage^3

noun a section of a book

or piece of music » My flute

teacher makes this difficult

passage look easy.

excerpt, extract, quotation,

section

I like to have a party for my

birthday every year.

The landing party crossed the

water to the research station.

The passage leads to the courtyard

of the old building.

exceed

Blake came seventh,

exceeding his

past performance.

overtake

Khan overtook Blake

at the last moment.

surpass

Booth surpassed his

personal best.

outstrip

Abraham tried hard

to outstrip Booth.

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