Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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rain^2

verb to fall from the sky in

drops of water » It rained

as Caroline was on her way

to meet a friend.

drizzle, pour, teem

raise^1

verb to make something higher

» Flags were raised to signal

the start of the national holiday.

elevate, heave, hoist, lift

antonym: lower

raise^2

verb to look after children

until they are grown up

» Natasha was raised in

a large house in the country.

bring up, nurture, rear

raise^3

verb to mention or suggest

something » He had raised

no objections at the time.

advance, bring up, broach,

introduce, moot, suggest

ramble^1

noun a long walk in the

countryside » Rory went for

a ramble through the woods.

excursion, hike, stroll, walk

ramble^2

verb to go for a long walk

» We rambled across the

moors, taking care to avoid

any bogs.

amble, stray, stroll, walk,

wander, perambulate, rove

ramble^3

verb to talk in a confused way

» Garth started rambling and

repeating himself.

babble, chatter

rampage^1

verb to rush about wildly or out

of control » The children

rampaged around the garden

dressed as cowboys.

go berserk, rage,

run amok, run riot

rampage^2 :

on the rampage

adjective rushing about

in a wild and uncontrolled way

» The bull escaped from the

field and went on the rampage

through the village.

amok, berserk, wild

random^1

adjective not based on a

definite plan » Melissa came

to the sleepover in a random

selection of clothes – a coat,

skirt, and pyjamas!

aimless, arbitrary,

haphazard, indiscriminate,

spot, desultory, fortuitous,

unpremeditated

random^2 : at random

adverb without any definite

plan » Children will be chosen

at random to represent the

school in the parade.

aimlessly, arbitrarily,

haphazardly,

indiscriminately, randomly,

unsystematically, willy-nilly

range^1

noun the maximum limits

of something » I tried to

phone but was not in range

of a signal.

bounds, extent, field,

limits, province, scope

race^1

noun a group of human

beings with shared physical

or genetic characteristics

» People of different races

live side by side in this city.

ethnic group, nation,

people

race^2

verb to move very quickly

» Dan raced to catch the bus,

but he was too late.

dash, fly, hurry, run,

speed, tear

racket

noun a lot of noise

» The builders’ drills made

such a racket.

clamour, commotion,

din, hubbub, noise, row,

rumpus, cacophony, tumult

rage^1

noun a feeling of extremely

strong anger » She was

trembling with rage.

anger, frenzy, fury, wrath

rage^2

verb to be angry or speak

angrily » Mariana was raging

at the fact that she was number

12 in the queue.

be furious, fume, lose your

temper, rave, storm

rage^3

verb to continue with great

force » The storm raged

all night.

be at its height, rampage,

storm, surge

raid^1

verb to attack suddenly

» Oliver came home hungry

and raided the fridge.

assault, attack, break into,

invade, plunder, pillage,

rifle, sack

raid^2

noun an attack on something

» The street was closed

following the bank raid.

attack, break-in, foray,

incursion, sortie

rain^1

noun water falling from the

clouds » The rain came as

a relief after the drought.

deluge, downpour, drizzle,

rainfall, showers

Dan raced to catch the bus,

but he was too late.

It rained as Caroline was on her

way to meet a friend.

Melissa came to the sleepover in

a random selection of clothes – a

coat, skirt, and pyjamas!

Mariana was raging at the fact that

she was number 12 in the queue.

range

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