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thin
thin^3
adjective containing a lot
of water » Mary added more
water to the gravy and now it
was too thin.
dilute or diluted, runny,
watery, weak
antonym: thickthing
noun a physical object
» What do you call that
thing on the shelf?
article, objectthings
plural noun someone’s clothes
or belongings » Mum looked
in despair at Peter's things
lying on the bedroom floor.
belongings, effects, gear,
possessions, stuff,
chattels, gear, waresthink^1
verb to consider something
» Chris sat down to think
about what she should do.
consider, contemplate,
deliberate, meditate, mull
over, muse (literary), ponder,
reflect, cogitate, ruminatethink^2
verb to believe something
» I think he goes to the same
school as me.
believe, consider,
deem (formal), hold,
imagine, judge, reckonthorough
adjective careful and complete
» The vet gave the guinea pig
a thorough examination.
complete, comprehensive,
exhaustive, full, intensive,
meticulous, painstaking,
scrupulous, all-embracing,
in-depththought^1
noun an idea or opinion
» What are your thoughts
on the subject?
idea, notion, opinion, viewthought^2
noun the activity of thinking
» The girl was lost in thought
and didn’t hear the phone ring.
consideration,
contemplation,
deliberation, meditation,
reflection, thinking,
cogitation, introspection,
ruminationthoughtful^1
adjective quiet and serious
» Sam looked thoughtful as
he tried to answer the question.
contemplative, pensive,
reflective, introspective,
meditative, ruminativethoughtful^2
adjective showing consideration
for others » Liam was a
thoughtful and caring man.
attentive, caring,
considerate, kind,
solicitous, unselfish
antonym: thoughtlessthoughtless
adjective showing a lack of
consideration » Ava was
thoughtless and always rang
very early in the morning.
insensitive, tactless,
inconsiderate, undiplomatic
antonym: thoughtfulthreat^1
noun a statement that someone
will harm you » David said
he was going to tell the teacher,
but it was just an empty threat.
menace,
threatening remarkthreat^2
noun something that seems
likely to harm you » The
approaching tornado posed
a threat to the crops.
hazard, menace, riskthreaten^1
verb to promise to do
something bad » The teacher
threatened to give a detention
if the class didn’t settle down.
make threats to, menacethreaten^2
verb to be likely to cause harm
» The new supermarket
threatened to bring more
traffic to the area.
endanger, jeopardize,
put at risk, put in jeopardythrifty
adjective careful not to waste
money or resources » Kirsty
was thrifty with money and
always found the best bargains.
careful, economical,
frugal, prudentthrill^1
noun a feeling of excitement
» The children enjoyed
the thrill of waking up on
Christmas morning.
high (informal), kick (informal)thrill^2
verb to cause a feeling of
excitement » I was thrilled
to see everyone at the party.
excite, give a kick (informal)thrive
verb to be successful
» The children are thriving
at their new school and
getting top marks.
do well, flourish, prosperthrow
verb to make something move
through the air
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noun a very violent person
» Joe may look a bit like
a thug, but he is very gentle.
bandit, hooligan, toughtidy^1
adjective arranged in an orderly
way » The head teacher’s
desk was always extremely tidy.
neat, orderly, shipshape,
spick-and-span
antonym: untidytidy^2
verb to make something neat
» Krishnan tidied his room.
spruce up, straighten
antonym: mess uptie^1
verb to fasten something
» Mel tied her shoelaces.
bind, fasten, knot, lash,
rope, secure, tether, truss
antonym: untietie^2
verb to have the same score
» The two teams tied
in the semi-final.
be level, drawtie^3
noun a connection with
something » My family has
close ties to the village.
affiliation, affinity, bond,
connection, relationshipMary added more water to the
gravy and now it was too thin.Sam looked thoughtful as
he tried to answer the question.Mel tied her shoelaces.The approaching tornado posed a
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