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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
beach
noun an area by the sea
▼ SEE BELOWbear^1
verb to carry something
» The ice wasn’t thick
enough to bear their weight,
and it began to crack.
carry, convey, shoulder,
support, takebear^2
verb to have or show something
» The room bore the signs
of a lively party.
exhibit, harbour, havebear^3
verb to accept something
» Jim can’t bear the sound
of cutlery scraping on a plate.
abide, endure, stomach,
suffer, toleratebeat^1
verb to hit someone
or something hard
» Sheila beat the drum.
batter, buffet, hit, pound,
strike, thrashbeat^2
verb to defeat
» Ethan is a slow runner and
was easily beaten in the race.
defeat, outdo, outstrip,
overcome, overwhelm,
vanquish, conquer, master,
surpassbeat^3
noun a rhythm » Rock music
has a thumping beat.
cadence, metre, rhythm,
stress, timebeautiful
adjective attractive or pleasing
» A beautiful picture can
brighten up a room.
attractive, delightful, fine,
gorgeous, lovely, pleasing,
exquisite, fair
antonym: uglybeauty^1
noun the quality of being
beautiful » The coast is
an area of outstanding
natural beauty.
attractiveness, charm,
elegance, loveliness
antonym: uglinessbeauty^2
noun a good-looking person
» She was a dark-eyed beauty.
hunk (male; informal),
looker, stunner (informal)beauty^3
noun an attractive feature
» The beauty of the plan
is its simplicity.
advantage, asset,
attraction, benefitbecause
conjunction for the reason that
» I didn’t go to the restaurant
because I was tired.
as, since, in that,
on account of, owing tobefore
adverb at a previous time
» Have you ever been
to Greece before?
earlier, formerly, in
advance, previously, sooner
antonym: after
related words: prefixes ante-,
fore-, pre-beg
verb to ask anxiously
for something
» The girl begged her dad
for another ice cream.
beseech, implore, petition,
plead, entreat, importuneThe room bore the signs
of a lively party.The coast is an area of
outstanding natural beauty.The girl begged her dad
for another ice cream.beach
beach
noun an area by the sea
»^ I dug a sandcastle on
the beach.sands
The sands of
tropical islands
are golden.seaside
I love to holiday at
the seaside. seashoreHe enjoys walks^
along the seashore. shore
He swam out from
the shore.coast
Let’s go for a day
trip to the coast.021-033_B.indd 24 13/01/17 10:51 am