Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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chase^1

verb to try to catch someone

or something » My sister

chased me until I gave up.

hunt, pursue

chase^2

verb to force to go somewhere

» The dog chased the postman

out of the gate.

drive, hound, expel,

put to flight

chat^1

noun a friendly talk

» Eloise came over and joined

us for a chat.

conversation, gossip,

natter (informal), talk

chat^2

verb to talk in a friendly way

» Dan chatted to his father.

gossip, natter (informal), talk

cheap^1

adjective costing very little

» Cheap flights are available.

bargain, economical,

inexpensive, reasonable,

cut-price, low-cost,

low-priced

antonym: expensive

cheap^2

adjective inexpensive but

of poor quality » His cheap

trousers ripped when he

sat down.

inferior, second-rate,

tawdry

cheat

verb to get something

from someone dishonestly

» He cheated in the exam.

con (informal), deceive,

defraud, dupe, fleece,

rip off (slang), swindle,

hoodwink

check^1

verb to examine something

» Please check all the details

before signing.

check out (informal),

examine, inspect, test,

inquire into, look over,

scrutinize

check^2

verb to reduce or stop

something » Hand washing

will check the spread of germs.

control, curb, halt, inhibit,

restrain, stop

check^3

noun an examination

» The technician performed

a thorough check of the

equipment.

examination,

inspection, test

cheek

noun speech or behaviour that

is rude or disrespectful

» I’m amazed they had the

cheek to ask in the first place.

audacity, gall, impudence,

insolence, nerve, rudeness,

effrontery, temerity

cheeky

adjective rude and disrespectful

» The children were cheeky

to their mum.

impertinent, impudent,

insolent, rude

antonym: polite

cheerful

adjective in a happy mood

» Eliza was feeling cheerful

despite the rain.

bright, buoyant, cheery,

happy, jaunty, jolly,

lighthearted, merry

antonym: miserable

cheery

adjective happy and cheerful

» Jill sounded very cheery

on the phone.

cheerful, chirpy,

good-humoured, happy,

jolly, sunny, upbeat,

genial, jovial

antonym: gloomy

chew

verb to break food up with the

teeth » My mum always told

me to eat slowly and chew my

food well.

crunch, gnaw, munch,

champ, chomp, masticate

chief^1

noun the leader of a group

or organization » He was

the new chief of police.

boss, chieftain, director,

governor, head, leader,

manager

chief^2

adjective most important

» The job went to one

of his chief rivals.

foremost, key, main,

prevailing, primary, prime,

principal, pre-eminent,

premier

child

noun a young person

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He cheated in the exam.

Eliza was feeling cheerful

despite the rain.

juvenile

minor

youngster

youth

antonym:

adult

teenager

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