Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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wander

verb to move about in a casual

way » The tourists wandered

aimlessly around the village.

cruise, drift, ramble, range,

roam, stroll

want^1

verb to feel a desire for

something » I want

a red car, for a change.

covet, crave, desire, wish

want^2

verb to need something

» The bin wants emptying.

be deficient in, demand,

lack, need, require

want^3

noun a lack of something

» Phil started to feel weak

from want of food.

absence, deficiency, lack,

scarcity, shortage, dearth,

insufficiency, paucity

antonym: abundance

war^1

noun a period of armed conflict

between countries » The war

dragged on for five years.

combat, conflict, fighting,

hostilities, strife, warfare

antonym: peace

related words: adjectives

belligerent, martial

war^2

verb to fight against something

» The two countries had

been warring with each

other for years.

battle, clash, combat, fight

warm^1

adjective having some heat

but not hot » It was a warm

spring day.

balmy, heated, lukewarm,

pleasant, tepid

antonym: cold

warm^2

adjective friendly and

affectionate » Jane has a

warm and likeable personality.

affectionate, amiable,

cordial, friendly, genial,

loving

antonym: unfriendly

warm^3

verb to heat something gently

» The sun came out and

warmed his back.

heat, heat up, melt,

thaw, warm up

antonym: cool

warn

verb to give advance notice

of something unpleasant

» I warned Sam that he

might slip on the wet floor.

alert, caution, forewarn,

notify, admonish, apprise

wait^1

verb to spend time before

something happens

» We waited all evening

for Elizabeth to arrive.

linger, pause, remain,

stand by, stay

wait^2

noun a period of time before

something happens » The

passengers faced a three-hour

wait for the next train.

delay, interval, pause

wake

verb to make or become

conscious again after sleep

» It was still dark when

Fred woke early that morning.

awake, come to, rouse,

stir, waken

walk^1

verb to go on foot

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walk^2

noun a journey made by

walking » We’ll have a

quick walk while it’s fine.

hike, march, ramble,

stroll, trek, constitutional,

perambulation, saunter

walk^3

noun the way someone moves

when walking » Although

Sid was far away, I recognized

him from his walk.

carriage, gait, pace, stride

We’ll have a quick walk while

it’s fine.

warn

walk

(^1) verb to go on foot
» Alex walked^
through the field.
step
stagger
totter
reel
stumble
hike
trek
amble
saunter
stalk
lurch
stroll
tread
tiptoe
plod stride
march
tramp
stamp
pace
ramble
trudge
toddle
wander
flounce
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