Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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try

try^3

noun an attempt to do

something » After only a few

tries, Mario played the piece

of music perfectly.

attempt, effort,

endeavour (formal),

go (informal), shot (informal)

tug^1

verb to give something a quick,

hard pull » The climber

tugged hard on the rope

to test it was secure.

drag, draw, haul,

heave, jerk, pluck,

pull, wrench, yank

tug^2

noun a quick, hard pull

» Sam felt a tug at his arm.

heave, jerk, pull, wrench,

yank

tune

noun a series of musical notes

» Betty hummed a tune that

had been stuck in her head

for days.

melody, strains, air, theme

turn^1

verb to change the direction

or position of something

» Dan turned the car around

so that they were facing the

right direction.

rotate, spin, swivel,

twirl, twist

turn^2

verb to become or make

something different » Your

body turns food into energy.

change, convert, mutate,

transform, metamorphose,

transfigure, transmute

turn^3

noun someone’s right or duty

to do something » Tonight,

it’s my turn to cook.

chance, go, opportunity

twist^1

verb to turn something round

» Dad twisted the strands of

dough to make a loaf.

bend, curl, twine, weave,

wring, entwine, wreathe

twist^2

verb to bend into a new shape

» The bike was twisted out

of shape in the accident.

distort, mangle, screw up,

contort, warp

twist^3

verb to injure a part of your

body » I’ve twisted my ankle.

sprain, wrench, rick, turn

two-faced

adjective not honest in dealing

with other people » Bev is

so two-faced. She talks about

her friends behind their backs.

deceitful, dishonest,

disloyal, false, hypocritical,

insincere, treacherous

type

noun a group of things that

have features in common

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typical

adjective having the usual

characteristics of something

» Today was just another

typical day at school.

average, characteristic,

normal, regular,

representative, standard,

stock, usual, archetypal,

archetypical, stereotypical

antonym: uncharacteristic

Dad twisted the strands of dough

to make a loaf.

The climber tugged hard on the

rope to test it was secure.

class

division

league

section

category

tier

grade

type

noun a group of things that have

features in common » You can organize

the papers by their type.

group

set

sort

genre

level

list

breed

brand

variety

species

style

kind

make

What genre of books do you like to read?

Charlie’s team played in the top division.

There were dogs of all kinds

at the county competition.

classification

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