Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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motivate

verb to cause a particular

behaviour » The teacher

used a star chart to motivate

the children to work hard.

drive, inspire, lead, move,

prompt, provoke

mountain

noun an area of high ground

that is higher and steeper

than a hill » After hours of

climbing, we finally reached

the top of the mountain.

alp, ben (Scotland),

elevation, height,

mount, peak, precipice,

range, ridge

move^1

verb to change position

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move^2

verb to change residence

» Lori moved from Cambridge

to London.

migrate, move house,

relocate

move^3

verb to cause a deep emotion

» We were moved to tears.

affect, touch

movement^1

noun a change of position

» The cameras monitor the

movement of fish in the river.

flow, motion

movement^2

noun a group of people with

similar aims » Vicky joined

the peace movement.

campaign, faction,

group, organization

moving

adjective causing deep emotion

» The father of the bride gave

a moving speech.

affecting, emotional,

poignant, stirring,

touching

muddle^1

noun a state of disorder

» The drawer is in a muddle;

I can’t find what I want.

chaos, confusion, disarray,

disorder, disorganization,

jumble, mess, tangle

muddle^2

verb to mix things up » Gran

muddles me and my sister.

confuse, jumble, mix up

multiply

verb to increase in number

» The number of children in

the park multiplied in summer.

increase, proliferate,

spread

mumble

verb to speak quietly

» Speak up, don’t mumble!

murmur, mutter

mysterious^1

adjective strange and not well

understood » My favourite

socks went missing under

mysterious circumstances.

arcane (formal), baffling,

cryptic, enigmatic,

mystifying, abstruse,

obscure, recondite

mysterious^2

adjective secretive about

something » Stop being

so mysterious and tell me

where you’ve hidden

the keys.

furtive, secretive

mystery

noun something that is not

understood » There is a

mystery surrounding our

tortoise’s disappearance.

conundrum, enigma,

puzzle, riddle

After hours of climbing, we finally

reached the top of the mountain.

mystery

hurry race

tear

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