Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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wither^2

verb to shrivel up and die

» The sunflower withered from

lack of water.

droop, shrivel, wilt

witness^1

noun someone who has

seen something happen

» The police appealed for

witnesses to come forward.

bystander, eyewitness,

observer, onlooker,

spectator

witness^2

verb to see something

happening » Anyone who

witnessed the incident should

call the police.

be present at, observe,

see, watch

witty

adjective amusing in a clever

way » He’s so witty, I could

listen to him for hours.

amusing, brilliant, clever,

funny, humorous, sparkling

woman

noun an adult female human

being » The audience was

made up mostly of women.

dame (slang), female, girl,

lady, lass

antonym: man

wonder^1

verb to think about something

with curiosity » I wondered

what the strange noise was.

ask yourself, ponder,

puzzle, speculate

wonder^2

verb to be surprised and

amazed » He wondered at

her great confidence on stage.

be amazed, be astonished,

boggle, marvel

wonder^3

noun something that amazes

people » The migration of

monarch butterflies is one

of the wonders of nature.

marvel, miracle,

phenomenon, spectacle

wonderful^1

adjective extremely good

» It’s wonderful to see you.

excellent, great (informal),

marvellous, superb,

tremendous

wonderful^2

adjective very impressive

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word^1

noun a remark » I’d like

to say a word of thanks to

everyone who helped me.

comment, remark,

statement, utterance

word^2

noun a brief conversation

» James, could I have

a quick word with you?

chat, conversation,

discussion, talk

win^1

verb to defeat your opponents

» She won the tournament

after defeating her closest rival.

be victorious, come first,

prevail, succeed, triumph

antonym: lose

win^2

verb to succeed in obtaining

something » Her wonderful

cookery won her a prize.

achieve, attain, gain,

get, secure

win^3

noun a victory in a contest

» He has now suffered a run

of seven games without a win.

success, triumph, victory

antonym: defeat

winner

noun a person who wins

something » The competition

winners all received prizes.

champion, conqueror,

victor

antonym: loser

wisdom

noun judgment used to make

sensible decisions

» Grandparents have wisdom

that comes from experience.

discernment, insight,

judgment, knowledge,

reason, astuteness,

erudition, sagacity

antonym: foolishness

wise

adjective able to make use

of experience and judgment

» The professor is a wise

old man.

informed, judicious,

perceptive, rational,

sensible, shrewd

antonym: foolish

wish^1

noun a desire for something

» Val’s wish was to become

an actress.

desire, hankering, hunger,

longing, urge, want

wish^2

verb to want something

» Colin was bored and wished

he could go home.

desire, hunger, long, thirst,

want, yearn

withdraw^1

verb to take something out

» Si withdrew some money

from the bank.

draw out, extract,

remove, take out

withdraw^2

verb to back out of an activity

» He withdrew from the team.

back out, leave, pull out,

retire, retreat, disengage,

secede

wither^1

verb to become weaker and

fade away » Support for the

government has withered since

they shut the libraries.

decline, fade

I’d like to say a word of thanks

to everyone who helped me.

Si withdrew some money

from the bank.

She won the tournament after

defeating her closest rival.

The sunflower withered from lack

of water.

word

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