Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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save^2

verb to keep someone

or something safe

» Fences around playgrounds

save children from running

onto busy roads.

keep safe, preserve,

protect, safeguard

save^3

verb to keep something

for later use » Chen was

saving his pocket money

to buy a new bike.

hoard, keep, put by,

reserve, set aside,

economize, husband,

retrench

antonym: waste

say^1

verb to speak words

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say^2

noun a chance to express

your opinion » Our teacher

called a meeting so everyone

could have a say.

voice, vote

saying

noun a well-known sentence

or phrase » “Look before you

leap” is a well-known saying.

adage, axiom, maxim,

proverb, aphorism,

dictum, saw

scarce

adjective rare or uncommon

» Strawberries are summer

fruit, and scarce in the

shops in winter.

few, rare, uncommon,

unusual

antonym: common

scare^1

verb to frighten someone

» Mike jumped out and

scared Clare.

alarm, frighten,

give someone a fright,

intimidate, startle, terrify,

terrorize, unnerve

scare^2

noun a short period of feeling

very frightened » Caleb gave

me a scare when he shrieked.

fright, shock, start

scare^3

noun a situation where people

worry about something

» The bird flu scare is now over.

alert, hysteria, panic

scary

adjective (informal) frightening

» We watched a scary film

about ghosts.

alarming, chilling, creepy

(informal), eerie, frightening,

hair-raising, spooky,

terrifying, unnerving

scatter

verb to throw or drop things

all over an area » The wind

scattered the dandelion seeds.

shower, sow, sprinkle,

throw about, broadcast,

disseminate, strew

antonym: gather

scene^1

noun a picture or view of

something » The scene in the

painting was a house on a hill.

landscape, panorama, view,

outlook, vista

scene^2

noun the place where

something happens

» The police were first

on the scene.

location, place, setting,

site, spot

scene^3

noun an area of activity

» He is a well-known guitarist

on the music scene.

arena, business,

environment, world

scenery

noun the things you see

in the countryside » We drove

through the national park,

admiring the scenery.

landscape, panorama,

surroundings, terrain, view,

outlook, vista

scold

verb to tell someone off

» The teacher scolded

the class for being too rowdy.

chide, lecture, rebuke,

reprimand, tell off (informal),

tick off (informal), berate,

castigate, reprove, upbraid

scorn^1

noun great contempt felt

for something » Tom thought

his idea was a good one,

and ignored the scorn shown

by his friends.

contempt, derision, disdain,

mockery

scorn^2

verb to treat with great

contempt » Eleanor scorned

my offer of help.

despise, disdain,

look down on, slight,

contemn, hold in contempt

scornful

adjective showing contempt

» Peter is scornful of his rivals

and sure that he will win.

contemptuous, disdainful,

scathing, sneering,

supercilious, withering

scrape^1

verb to rub a rough or sharp

object against something

» We had to scrape the frost

from the windscreen.

graze, scour, scratch,

scuff, skin

scrape^2

verb to make a harsh noise

by rubbing » Sarah scraped

her chair across the floor.

grate, grind, rasp, scratch

scream^1

verb to shout or cry

in a high-pitched voice

» Cameron screamed as his

bike sped down the hill.

cry, howl, screech, shout,

shriek, squeal, yell

scream^2

noun a loud, high-pitched cry

» Hilda let out a scream of joy

when she opened her present.

cry, howl, screech, shriek,

squeal, yell

scrounge

verb (informal) to get

something by asking rather

than working for it » Harry

tried to scrounge a lift.

beg, bum (informal),

cadge, freeload (informal),

sponge (informal)

scrounge

Chen was saving his pocket

money to buy a new bike. We had to scrape the frost

from the windscreen.

The wind scattered the

dandelion seeds.

The police were first on the scene.

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