Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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touchy

adjective easily upset

» Elle was always touchy after

an argument with her parents.

easily offended, sensitive,

oversensitive, thin-skinned

tough^1

adjective able to put up with

hardship » Marian is a tough

and ambitious woman.

hardened, hardy, resilient,

robust, rugged, strong

tough^2

adjective difficult to break or

damage » The lid was too

tough for Mark to unscrew.

durable, hard-wearing,

leathery, resilient, robust,

rugged, solid, strong,

sturdy

antonym: fragile

tough^3

adjective full of hardship

» The obstacle course was

tough but fun.

arduous, difficult, exacting,

hard

antonym: easy

trace^1

verb to look for and find

something » Chloe was trying

to trace her family tree.

locate, track down

trace^2

noun a sign of something

» Derek’s keys had

disappeared without a trace.

evidence, hint, indication,

record, sign, suggestion,

whiff

trace^3

noun a small amount of

something » There was a trace

of cinnamon in the iced bun.

dash, drop, remnant,

suspicion, tinge, touch,

vestige, iota, jot, soupçon

trade^1

noun the buying and selling of

goods » The country relies

heavily on foreign trade.

business, commerce

trade^2

noun the kind of work someone

does » Ed learnt his trade

while working as an apprentice.

business, line, line of work,

occupation, profession

trade^3

verb to buy and sell goods

» My parents have years of

experience in trading clothes.

deal, do business, traffic

trader

noun someone who trades in

goods » The bicycle trader

helped me find the right bike.

broker, dealer, merchant

tradition

noun a long-standing custom

» The tradition in the town

was to hold a Christmas

market every winter.

convention, custom

traditional

adjective existing for a long

time » The family wore

traditional Indian dress.

conventional, established

antonym: unconventional

tragic

adjective very sad » The

book had a tragic ending;

the hero dies.

distressing, heartbreaking,

heart-rending

train

verb to teach someone how to

do something » We train our

volunteers in first aid.

coach, drill, educate,

instruct, school,

teach, tutor

transfer

verb to move something from

one place to another » It was

easy to transfer the photos from

the camera to the computer.

carry, download,

move, upload

transform

verb to change something

completely » The run-down

building was transformed into

a trendy café.

alter, change, convert,

reform, revolutionize

transparent

adjective able to be seen

through » Glass is

transparent.

clear, crystalline (literary),

sheer, translucent,

diaphanous, see-through

antonym: opaque

transport^1

noun the moving of goods and

people » Danny booked

an all-inclusive holiday that

included transport to the hotel.

removal, shipment,

transportation

transport^2

verb to move people or goods

somewhere » A bus

transported passengers from

the terminal to the plane.

carry, convey (formal),

ship, transfer

trap^1

noun a device for catching

animals » The net acted

as a trap for catching fish.

net, snare

trap^2

verb to catch animals

» Clara tried to trap

the butterfly.

catch, corner, snare

trap^3

verb to trick someone » She

knew Kelly was trying to trap

her into agreeing to swap

shoes, but she kept refusing.

dupe, trick, ensnare, entrap

trash^1

noun waste material

» The trash was collected

every Monday.

garbage, refuse,

rubbish, waste

trash^2

noun something of poor quality

» The magazine was trash,

but Jo still liked reading it.

garbage (informal), rubbish

travel

verb to make a journey

somewhere » Ben travelled

through Europe by train.

go, journey (formal),

make your way, take a trip,

proceed, voyage

The family wore traditional

Indian dress.

The lid was too tough for

Mark to unscrew.

We train our volunteers in first aid.

Clara tried to trap the butterfly.

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