Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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colour

colour^2

verb to affect the way you think

» The rainy weather coloured

her opinion of the trip.

bias, distort, prejudice,

slant

colour^3

noun a shade or hue

» Annette’s favourite colour

is blue.

hue, pigmentation,

shade, tint

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colour^4

noun a substance used to give

colour » She added a few

drops of red food colour

to the icing.

dye, paint, pigment

colourful^1

adjective full of colour

» The lorikeets have such

colourful feathers.

bright, brilliant, intense,

jazzy (informal), rich, vibrant,

vivid, kaleidoscopic,

multicoloured, psychedelic

antonym: dull

colourful^2

adjective interesting or exciting

» The girl gave a colourful

account of her journey

to the farm.

graphic, interesting,

lively, rich, vivid

antonym: dull

combination

noun a mixture of things

» Green is a combination of

yellow and blue.

amalgamation, blend,

mix, mixture, amalgam,

composite, meld

combine

verb to join or mix together

» The performer combined

magic and dance in his act.

amalgamate, blend, fuse,

integrate, merge, mix,

unite, meld, synthesize

antonym: separate

come^1

verb to move or arrive

somewhere » The teacher

came into the room.

appear, arrive, enter,

materialize, show up

(informal), turn up (informal)

come^2

verb to happen or take place

» The opportunity to audition

comes only twice a year.

happen, occur, take place

comfort^1

noun a state of ease

» The seating in the airy sitting

room was designed for comfort.

ease, luxury, wellbeing

comfort^2

noun relief from worry

or unhappiness » Jan’s words

gave him some comfort.

consolation, help, relief,

satisfaction, support

comfort^3

verb to give someone comfort

» The woman tried to comfort

her screaming baby.

cheer, console,

reassure, soothe

comfortable^1

adjective physically relaxing

» Trish made herself

comfortable and read a book.

cosy, easy, homely,

relaxing, restful

antonym: uncomfortable

comfortable^2

adjective feeling at ease

» The couple sat together

in comfortable silence.

at ease, at home,

contented, happy, relaxed

antonym: uneasy

command^1

verb to order someone to do

something » The sports coach

commanded the team to run

around the field.

bid, demand, direct, order,

charge

command^2

verb to be in charge of

» The politician asked

to meet the general

who had commanded

the rescue mission.

control, head, lead,

manage, supervise

command^3

noun an order to do something

» Everyone in the class

jumped up and down at

the teacher’s command.

bidding, decree, directive,

injunction, instruction,

order, behest, edict

command^4

noun knowledge and ability

» Ned had a good command

of several languages.

grasp, knowledge,

mastery

commemorate

verb to do something

in memory of » A concert

was held to commemorate

the anniversary of the victory.

celebrate, honour,

memorialize, pay tribute to

comment^1

verb to make a remark

» She was asked to comment

on the situation.

mention, note, observe,

point out, remark, say,

interpose, opine

comment^2

noun something you say

» Mary made a nice comment

about my new hairstyle.

observation, remark,

statement

commit

verb to do something

» It appears that a crime

has been committed.

carry out, do, perform,

perpetrate

common^1

adjective of many people

» The statue was a common

stop for tourists.

general, popular, prevailing,

prevalent, universal,

widespread

antonym: rare

The seating in the airy sitting room

was designed for comfort.

Green is a combination of yellow

and blue.

Trish made herself comfortable

and read a book.

She was asked to comment

on the situation.

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