Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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bond^2

noun a pledge or promise made

between people » Marriage is

a solemn bond between two

people who love one another.

agreement, contract,

obligation, pledge, promise,

word, compact, covenant,

guarantee

bond^3

verb to attach separate things

» The strips of wood are

bonded together to form

a stronger, solid block.

bind, fasten, fuse,

glue, paste

book^1

noun a number of pages

in a cover » I’m reading

a great book just now.

eBook, publication,

textbook, volume, work

▼ SEE BELOW

book^2

verb to arrange to have or use

» The theatre tickets are

booked for Tuesday evening.

charter, engage, organize,

reserve, schedule

border^1

noun a dividing line between

things or places » There were

long queues of traffic waiting

to cross the border between

the two countries.

borderline, boundary,

frontier, line

border^2

noun an edge of something

» Draw a border around

your picture.

bounds, edge, limits,

margin, rim

border^3

verb to form an edge

» Tall trees bordered the fields.

edge, fringe, hem, rim, trim

bored

adjective impatient and not

interested in something

» I am bored with this subject.

fed up, tired, uninterested,

wearied

antonym: interested

boredom

noun a lack of interest

» Boredom can set in

on long car journeys.

apathy, dullness, flatness,

monotony, tedium,

weariness

antonym: interest

boring

adjective dull and uninteresting

» Garth couldn’t wait for the

boring film to end.

dull, flat, humdrum,

monotonous, tedious,

tiresome, insipid,

repetitious, stale

antonym: interesting

boss

noun a person in charge of

something » Kaito got on

well with his boss.

chief, director, employer,

head, leader, manager

bossy

adjective telling people what

to do » Sophia is a rather

bossy little girl.

arrogant, authoritarian,

dictatorial, domineering,

imperious, overbearing

botch

verb to do something badly

» Dad botched the

decorating so we had to

call in the professionals.

bungle, mar, mess up

bother^1

verb to cause worry or concern

» Stop bothering your mother

when she’s busy working!

annoy, concern, disturb,

get on someone’s nerves

(informal), trouble, worry,

harass, inconvenience

bother^2

noun trouble and difficulty

» Getting dried after swimming

is such a bother.

annoyance, difficulty,

inconvenience, irritation,

trouble, worry, nuisance,

strain

bottom^1

noun the lowest part of

something » The dog sat

at the bottom of the stairs.

base, bed, depths,

floor, foot

antonym: top

bottom^2

adjective in the lowest place

or position » I keep my socks

in the bottom drawer.

base, basement, ground,

lowest

antonym: highest

bounce^1

verb to spring back » The

ball bounced against the wall.

bump, ricochet,

rebound, recoil

I am bored with this subject.

The dog sat at the bottom

of the stairs.

bounce

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