Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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fellowship^2

noun a group of people with

a common interest

» The fellowship of writers

met once a month.

association, brotherhood,

club, league, society

female^1

noun a person or animal that

can have babies » The baby

chimpanzees were cared for

by the females in the group.

girl, lady, woman

antonym: male

female^2

adjective relating to females

» She was the world’s fastest

female distance runner.

feminine, girlish, womanly

antonym: male

fertile

adjective capable of producing

plants or offspring

» The fertile soil produced

healthy plants with lots of fruit.

fruitful, productive, prolific,

rich, fecund

antonym: barren

fervent

adjective showing sincere

and enthusiastic feeling

» Mum is a fervent admirer

of this artist and buys his

paintings whenever she can.

ardent, committed, devout,

enthusiastic, impassioned,

passionate, zealous

festival^1

noun a time of religious

celebration » Easter, Passover,

and Holi are springtime

festivals in different religions.

anniversary, holiday

festival^2

noun an organized series

of events » The music

festival was lively.

carnival, entertainment,

fair, fete, gala

few

adjective small in number

» There were few seats left

on the bus so we had to stand.

infrequent, meagre,

not many, scanty,

scarce, sparse

antonym: many

fidget

verb to move and change

position restlessly » Stop

fidgeting and sit still!

fiddle (informal), jiggle,

squirm, twitch

field^1

noun an area of farmland

» The field was full of sheep.

green, meadow, pasture

field^2

noun a particular subject or

interest » The discovery

was a breakthrough in the

field of physics.

area, department, domain,

province, speciality,

territory, discipline, metier

fierce^1

adjective wild and aggressive

» The fierce lion chased

the antelope.

aggressive, dangerous,

ferocious, murderous,

barbarous, fell, feral

antonym: gentle

fierce^2

adjective very intense

» There was a fierce contest

between the two teams.

intense, keen, relentless,

strong

fight^1

verb to take part in a battle

or contest » The boxer fought

hard to win the final round.

battle, brawl, grapple,

struggle

fight^2

noun an aggressive struggle

» The kittens would have

play fights.

action, battle, bout,

combat, duel, skirmish

fight^3

noun an angry disagreement

» Steve felt bad after his fight

with Aaron, so he went back

to say sorry.

argument, dispute,

row, squabble

fighter

noun someone who physically

fights another person

» Soldiers are trained fighters.

soldier, warrior

figure^1

noun a number, or an amount

represented by a number

» Jim was happy with the

figure he paid for the new car.

amount, digit, number,

numeral, statistic, total

figure^2

noun a shape, or the shape

of someone’s body » The

ballerina has an elegant figure.

body, build, form, physique,

shape, silhouette

figure^3

noun a person » Gandhi

was an inspirational figure

for so many people.

character, dignitary,

person, personality, player

figure^4

verb (informal) to guess or

conclude something » I figure

I’ll get it right eventually if I try

enough times.

expect, guess, reckon

(informal), suppose

fill

verb to make something full

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The music festival was lively.

The kittens would have play fights.

The ballerina has an elegant figure.

fill

verb to make something full

» The hamster filled its

cheek pouches with food.

The (^) h
amster completely^
emptie
d (^) the food bowl.
antonym:
empty
cram
His cheeks were crammed
with sunflower seeds.
gorge
He gorges on food until
there’s no room for any more.
pack
All hamsters pack^
food into their cheeks.
stock
We stock the cupboards
with plenty of pet food.
stuff
Can he stuff any
more in there?
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