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sour^2
adjective unpleasant in taste
because no longer fresh
» Yuck, the milk’s gone sour.
curdled, off, rancidsour^3
adjective bad-tempered and
unfriendly » The teacher wore
a sour expression, which meant
we were in trouble.
disagreeable, embittered,
jaundiced, tart, churlish,
peevish, waspishsource
noun the place where
something comes from
» The source of the river
is in the mountains.
beginning, cause,
derivation, origin,
originator, fount,
fountainhead, wellspringsouvenir
noun something you keep
as a reminder » I bought
a snow globe from the market
as a souvenir.
keepsake, memento, relic,
reminder, tokenspace^1
noun an area that is empty
or available » The garden
has plenty of space for a slide
and swings.
accommodation, capacity,
room
related word: adjective spatialspace^2
noun the gap between two
things » Fay squeezed into
the small space between the
table and chair.
blank, distance, gap,
intervalspace^3
noun a period of time
» Max and Josh received two
lots of good news in the space
of a week.
interval, period, span,
time, whilespacious
adjective having or providing
a lot of space » The car was
spacious enough for seven
people to fit in.
ample, broad, expansive,
extensive, huge, large, vast,
capacious, commodious,
roomy, sizable or sizeablespare^1
adjective in addition to what
is needed » Liz kept a spare
pair of glasses in her bag.
extra, free, superfluous,
surplus, lef tover,
supernumeraryspare^2
verb to make something
available » Please could
you spare us some bread?
afford, give,
let someone havespare^3
verb to save someone from
an unpleasant experience
» The teacher told us off
but spared us the full lecture.
let off (informal), pardon,
relieve of, save fromsparkle
verb to shine with small bright
points of light » The water
sparkled in the sunshine.
gleam, glisten, glitter,
shimmer, twinkle,
coruscate, scintillatespeak
verb to use your voice to say
words » Jim wanted to speak
to his best friend so he could
tell her all about the trip.
articulate, comment,
converse, declare, explain,
observe, pronounce, state,
tell, affirm, assert, utterspecial^1
adjective more important
or better than others of its kind
» They were celebrating
a special occasion – it was his
sister’s 16th birthday.
exceptional, important,
significant, unique
antonym: ordinaryspecial^2
adjective relating to one person
or group in particular
» You will have to wear
special gloves when you
work with chemicals in
the laboratory.
characteristic, distinctive,
individual, particular,
peculiar, specific
antonym: generalspecify
verb to state or describe
something precisely
» To avoid disappointment,
please specify which size
and colour you would like
the coat in.
be specific about, indicate,
name, spell out, state,
stipulatespectator
noun a person who watches
something » Spectators lined
the route of the parade.
bystander, eyewitness,
observer, onlooker,
witness, fan, viewer,
watcherspeech
noun a formal talk given
to an audience » He delivered
his speech in three languages.
address, discourse, lecture,
talk, disquisition, harangue,
homily, orationspeed^1
noun the rate at which
something moves or happens
» The Formula One drivers
increased their speed.
haste, momentum, pace,
rapidity, swiftness, velocityspeed^2
verb to move quickly » The
motorbike sped along the road.
career, flash, fly, gallop,
hurry, race, run, rush, tear,
hastenspin
verb to turn quickly around
a central point » The wheels
span round as the bicycle
gathered speed.
pirouette, revolve, rotate,
turn, whirlspirit^1
noun the part of you that is not
physical » Leo had a strong
spirit and was determined to
complete the race.
essence, life force, soulsour
I bought a snow globe from
the market as a souvenir.The Formula One drivers increased
their speed.The water sparkled
in the sunshine.Jim wanted to speak to his best
friend so he could tell her all
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