Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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bump^1

verb to hit something » Ted

bumped his elbow on the wall.

bang, collide, hit, jolt,

knock, strike

bump^2

noun a dull noise

» Layla heard a bump outside.

bang, knock, thud, thump

bump^3

noun a raised part of

something » Mind the

bump in the road.

bulge, hump, knob, lump,

swelling, contusion, node,

protuberance

bunch^1

noun a group of people

» The players were a

great bunch.

band, crowd, gaggle, gang,

group, lot, multitude

bunch^2

noun several cut flowers held

together » Wyatt had left

a bunch of flowers in her

hotel room.

bouquet, posy, spray

bunch^3

noun a group of things

» George took out a bunch

of keys and found the right

one for the lock.

batch, bundle, cluster,

heap, load, pile, set

burden^1

noun a load that is carried

» My bags of shopping turned

out to be a real burden.

load, weight

Wyatt had left a bunch of flowers

in her hotel room.

A fire burned in the fireplace.

The city is full of the bustle of

modern life.

The station was busy

with commuters.

buy

burden^2

noun something that worries

you » Betty had the added

burden of looking after

a sick pet.

anxiety, care, strain, stress,

trouble, worry, affliction,

millstone, trial

related word: adjective

onerous

bureaucracy

noun complex rules and

procedures » Is there

too much bureaucracy

in government?

administration, officialdom,

red tape, regulations

burn^1

verb to be on fire » A fire

burned in the fireplace.

be ablaze, be on fire, blaze,

flame, flare, flicker

burn^2

verb to destroy with fire » The

rioters burned the house down.

char, incinerate, scorch,

singe

burst^1

verb to split apart » Bella

blew too much air into the

balloon and it burst.

break, crack, explode,

puncture, rupture, split

burst^2

verb to happen or appear

suddenly » Marco burst into

the room with important news.

barge, break, erupt, rush

burst^3

noun a short period of

something » After a burst

of energy, the dog fell asleep.

fit, outbreak, rush, spate,

surge, torrent

business^1

noun the buying and selling

of goods » Leah made

a career in business.

commerce, dealings,

industry, trade, trading,

transaction

business^2

noun an organization

selling goods or services

» Monica wanted to work for

the family business.

company, corporation,

enterprise, establishment,

firm, organization, concern,

conglomerate, venture

business^3

noun any event or situation

» This business has upset me.

affair, issue, matter,

problem, question, subject

bustle^1

verb to move hurriedly

» My mother bustled about the

room putting things in place.

dash, fuss, hurry, rush,

scurry, scuttle

bustle^2

noun busy and noisy activity

» The city is full of the bustle

of modern life.

activity, commotion,

excitement, flurry,

fuss, hurry

antonym: peace

busy^1

adjective doing something

» I can’t go out tonight,

I’m busy.

active, employed, engaged,

engrossed, occupied,

working

antonym: idle

busy^2

adjective full of activity

» The station was busy

with commuters.

active, full, hectic,

lively, restless

busy^3

verb to occupy or keep busy

» Kathryn busied herself

in the kitchen.

absorb, employ, engage,

immerse, occupy

but^1

conjunction although

» Heat the water until

it is very hot but not boiling.

although, though,

while, yet

but^2

preposition with the

exception of » I packed

everything but my hairdryer

for the trip.

except, except for,

other than, save

buy

verb to obtain with money

» I’d like to buy that bag.

acquire, invest in, obtain,

pay for, procure, purchase

antonym: sell

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