Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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purple

purple

noun or adjective

Shades of purple:

amethyst, aubergine,

gentian, heather,

heliotrope, indigo, lavender,

lilac, magenta, mauve,

mulberry, plum, puce,

royal purple, violet

purpose^1

noun the reason for something

» The purpose of Fleur’s

shopping trip was to buy

a new winter coat.

aim, function, intention,

object, point, reason

purpose^2 :

on purpose

adverb deliberately

» Did you do that on purpose?

by design, deliberately,

intentionally, knowingly,

purposely

push^1

verb to apply force to

something in order to move it

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push^2

verb to persuade someone into

doing something » His mother

pushed him into auditioning for

a part in the play.

encourage, persuade,

press, urge

pushy

adjective (informal)

unpleasantly forceful and

determined

» Our new swimming coach

can be rather pushy.

aggressive, ambitious,

assertive, bossy, forceful,

obtrusive

put^1

verb to place something

somewhere » Angela put

the photograph on her desk.

deposit, lay, place,

position, rest

put^2

verb to express something » I

think you put that very well.

phrase, word

put down^1

verb to criticize someone and

make them appear foolish

» My big sister is always

putting me down.

belittle, criticize,

find fault with, humiliate

put down^2

verb to kill an animal that is

ill or dangerous » The dog

was so ill that it had to be

put down.

destroy, euthanize, kill,

put out of its misery,

put to sleep

put off

verb to delay something

» We have put off making

a decision about where to go

until next week.

defer, delay, postpone,

put back, put on ice,

reschedule

put up with

verb to tolerate something

disagreeable » He put up

with his daughter’s loud music

for an hour before asking her

to turn it down.

abide, bear, stand, stand

for, stomach, tolerate,

brook, countenance

puzzle^1

verb to perplex and confuse

» There was something about

Renata that puzzled me.

baffle, bewilder, confuse,

mystify, stump, confound,

flummox, nonplus, perplex

puzzle^2

noun a game or question that

requires a lot of thought to

solve » I enjoy doing

crossword puzzles.

brain-teaser (informal),

poser, problem, riddle

I enjoy doing crossword puzzles.

push

(^1) verb to apply force to something
in order to move it » He pushed
his friend on the swing.
press
He pressed his hands
against his friend’s back
to help her swing.
ram
He rammed his
shoulder against
the playground
gate to open it.
shove
He shoved the roundabout
to make it whizz round.
thrust
She was thrust forward
on the swing.
antonym: pull
She pulled her legs back
to swing higher.
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