Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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shine

verb to give out a bright light

» The stars shone brightly

in the night sky.

beam, gleam, glow, radiate,

shimmer, sparkle

shining

adjective giving out or reflecting

light » Eleanor put sunglasses

on to protect her eyes from

the shining sunlight.

bright, brilliant, gleaming,

luminous, radiant,

shimmering, sparkling,

incandescent

shock^1

noun a sudden upsetting

experience » It was a shock

to discover that the screen on

her phone had shattered.

blow, bombshell, distress,

trauma

shock^2

verb to make you feel upset

» He was shocked when his

exam was cancelled at the very

last minute.

numb, paralyse, shake,

stagger, stun, traumatize

shock^3

verb to offend because of being

rude or immoral » Nana is

easily shocked by my jokes.

appal, disgust, offend,

outrage, nauseate,

scandalize

shop

noun a place where things

are sold

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shore

noun land that borders a body

of water » The sandy shore

was littered with shells.

bank, beach, coast,

foreshore, front, lakefront,

lakeside, sands, seaboard,

seashore, shingle, strand,

waterside

short^1

adjective not lasting very long

» We enjoyed a short break

in the countryside.

brief, fleeting, momentary,

short-lived

antonym: long

short^2

adjective small in height

» Naomi arranged the Russian

dolls from short to tall.

little, small, diminutive, tiny,

petite, squat

antonym: tall

short^3

adjective not using many words

» Kevin’s speech was short

and to the point.

brief, concise, succinct,

terse, abridged, laconic,

pithy

shortage

noun a lack of something

» There was a shortage

of bananas in the shops.

dearth, deficiency, lack,

scarcity, shortfall, want,

insufficiency, paucity

antonym: abundance

shorten

verb to make something shorter

» Alexander shortened his

name to Alex.

abbreviate, cut, trim,

abridge, downsize, truncate

antonym: lengthen

shout^1

noun a loud call or cry

» I heard a distant shout and

ran to see what the matter was.

bellow, cry, roar,

scream, yell

shout^2

verb to call or cry loudly

» Paul shouted downstairs

to his brother.

bawl, bellow, call, cry, roar,

scream, yell

show^1

verb to prove something » The

experiment showed that oil is

less dense than water.

demonstrate, prove

show^2

verb to display a quality or

characteristic » Savannah’s

sketches showed real skill.

demonstrate, display,

indicate, manifest, reveal,

evince, testify to

shine

The sandy shore was littered

with shells.

Naomi arranged the Russian dolls

from short to tall.

shop

boutique

I bought smart clothes

in the boutique.

store

I browsed in the store.

noun a place where things

are sold » I went to the

coffee shop.

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