Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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warning

noun something that tells

people of possible danger

» We had warning of the

flood, so were able to

protect our house.

alarm, alert, caution,

notice, premonition,

augury, caveat, presage

wary

adjective showing lack of trust

in something » Deer are

usually wary of people.

cautious, distrustful,

guarded, suspicious,

vigilant, chary,

circumspect, heedful

wash^1

verb to clean something

with water » Pete got

a job washing dishes.

bathe, cleanse,

launder, rinse,

scrub, shampoo

wash^2

verb to carry something

by the force of water

» Large clumps of seaweed

were washed ashore by

the waves.

carry off, erode,

sweep away

waste^1

verb to use too much of

something unnecessarily

» I wouldn’t waste my

money on junk like that.

fritter away, squander,

throw away

antonym: save

waste^2

noun using something

excessively or unnecessarily

» What a complete waste

of money!

extravagance, misuse,

squandering, dissipation,

misapplication

waste^3

adjective not needed or wanted

» The floor was covered in

waste paper by the time she

finally decided what to write.

leftover, superfluous,

unused

wasteful

adjective using something in

a careless or extravagant way

» He has a wasteful habit of

leaving all the lights on.

extravagant, uneconomical,

improvident, profligate,

spendthrift

antonym: thrifty

watch^1

noun a period of time when

a guard is kept on something

» Keep a close watch on the

cake so the dog doesn’t eat it.

observation, supervision,

surveillance, vigilance,

watchfulness

watch^2

verb to look at something

for some time

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watch^3

verb to look after something

» You must watch the

baby carefully.

guard, look after, mind,

take care of

You must watch the baby carefully.

Deer are usually wary of people.

warning

watch

(^2) verb to look at something for some time » He liked
to watch distant objects through his binoculars.
gaze at
A clear night is the best time to gaze at the stars.
look at
Come and look at what’s going on in the garden!
observe
Scientists observed the experiment.
pay attention to
The teacher told her class
to pay attention to the board.
see
We went to see his latest film.
view
He viewed the latest videos online.
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