Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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tight^1

adjective fitting closely

» My shoes are too tight

and squash my toes.

constricted, cramped, snug

antonym: loose

tight^2

adjective firmly fastened

» There was a tight knot

in the string.

firm, secure

tight^3

adjective not slack or relaxed

» Pull the string tight.

rigid, taut, tense

antonym: slack

tilt^1

verb to raise one end of

something » Leonard tilted

his chair back on two legs.

incline, lean, slant,

slope, tip

tilt^2

noun a raised position » The

tilt of the boat on the choppy

sea made Max feel nauseous.

angle, gradient, incline,

slant, slope, camber,

list, pitch

time^1

noun a particular period » We

enjoyed our time on holiday.

interval, period, spell,

stretch, while

time^2

verb to plan when something

will happen » We timed our

visit to coincide with the

school holidays.

schedule, set

timid

adjective lacking courage or

confidence » The timid

kitten hid from us.

bashful, cowardly, nervous,

shy, faint-hearted

antonym: bold

tiny

adjective very small » We

found a tiny frog in the garden.

diminutive, microscopic,

miniature, minute,

negligible, wee (Scotland),

infinitesimal, Lilliputian

antonym: huge

tire

verb to use a lot of energy

» You’ll tire yourself out in no

time if you keep bouncing on

the trampoline.

drain, exhaust, fatigue,

enervate, wear out, weary

tired

adjective having little energy

» I feel tired after my long day.

drained, drowsy,

exhausted, fatigued, sleepy,

weary, worn out

There was a tight knot

in the string.

The timid kitten hid from us.

I feel tired after my long day.

throw

verb to make something move

through the air » He went

to throw the ball.

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the

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the^ b

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the^ ball

across^ the^

f eld.

cast

chuck

(informal)

fling

hurl

pitch

sling

toss

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slu

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the

ba

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ista

nce.

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all

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lobb
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air.
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