Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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valuable^1

adjective having great

importance or usefulness

» Tim’s experience as a

mechanic was very valuable

when the car wouldn’t start.

beneficial, helpful,

important, prized, useful,

worthwhile, cherished,

esteemed, treasured

antonym: useless

valuable^2

adjective worth a lot of money

» Diamonds are valuable gems.

costly, expensive, precious

antonym: worthless

valuables

plural noun the things you own

that cost a lot of money » Keep

your valuables in a safe place.

heirlooms, treasures

value^1

noun the importance or

usefulness of something

» The fact that Maria spoke

Spanish was of great value.

advantage, benefit,

effectiveness, importance,

merit, use, usefulness,

virtue, worth

value^2

noun the amount of money

that something is worth » The

value of my stamp collection

has risen by 50 per cent.

cost, market price, price,

selling price, worth

value^3

verb to appreciate something

and think it is important

» I really value all the help

that Ashley gave me.

appreciate, cherish,

have a high opinion of,

prize, rate highly,

respect, treasure

value^4

verb to decide how much

money something is worth

» Gran had her jewellery

valued for insurance purposes.

appraise, assess, cost,

estimate, evaluate, price

vanish^1

verb to disappear » The Moon

vanished behind a cloud.

become invisible,

be lost to view, disappear,

fade, recede

antonym: appear

vanish^2

verb to cease to exist

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vanquish

verb to defeat someone

completely » I read a

gripping story about a knight

who vanquished his enemies.

beat, conquer, crush, defeat,

overcome, rout, trounce

vague

adjective not clearly expressed

or clearly visible » Uncle Bill

was very vague about his job,

so we didn’t know what he did.

hazy, indefinite, indistinct,

loose, uncertain, unclear,

ill-defined, indeterminate,

nebulous

antonym: definite

vain^1

adjective very proud of your

looks or qualities » Sarah is

so vain – she’s always looking

at herself in the mirror.

conceited, egotistical,

ostentatious, proud,

stuck-up (informal),

narcissistic, swaggering

vain^2

adjective not successful in

achieving what was intended

» Danny made a vain attempt

to stop the baby crying.

abortive, fruitless, futile,

unproductive, useless

antonym: successful

vain^3 : in vain

adjective unsuccessful in

achieving what was intended

» Sally tried in vain to open

the locked door.

fruitless, to no avail,

unsuccessful, wasted

valley

noun an area of low-lying land

between hills, often with a

river or stream flowing through

it » On the floor of the valley

lay a beautiful lake.

dale, glen, hollow, vale

On the floor of the valley lay

a beautiful lake.

(^2) verb to cease to exist
» Dinosaurs vanished from
Earth millions of years ago.
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