Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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selfish

adjective caring only about

yourself » Ella knew it was

selfish not to share her sweets.

egoistic or egoistical,

egotistic or egotistical,

greedy, self-centred,

self-interested,

self-seeking, ungenerous

sell^1

verb to let someone have

something in return for money

» I decided to sell my bike.

deal in, hawk, peddle,

trade in

antonym: buy

sell^2

verb to have available for

people to buy

» The shop sells doughnuts.

deal in, stock, trade in

antonym: buy

send^1

verb to arrange for something

to be delivered » We sent

mum flowers for Mother’s Day.

dispatch, forward, remit

send^2

verb to transmit a signal or

message » Satellites send

and receive signals to and

from Earth.

broadcast, stream, transmit

senior

adjective the highest and most

important in an organization

» The senior officer trained

the new recruits.

best, better, high-ranking,

superior

antonym: junior

sense^1

noun a feeling you have about

something » Zoe had a sense

that everything was going well.

consciousness, feeling,

impression

sense^2

noun the ability to think and

behave sensibly » Oliver had

the sense to call me when he

got lost.

brains (informal),

common sense,

intelligence, judgment,

reason, wisdom,

nous, sagacity, wit, wits

sense^3

verb to become aware

of something » Chloe sensed

that Jayden wasn’t telling her

the whole story.

be aware of, feel,

get the impression,

have a hunch, realize

sensible

adjective showing good sense

and judgment » We panicked

when the dog got stuck but Ted

was sensible and calmly freed it.

down-to-earth, judicious,

practical, prudent, rational,

sound, wise

antonym: foolish

sensitive

adjective easily upset about

something » The little boy was

sensitive about other children

playing with his toys.

easily offended, easily

upset, thin-skinned, touchy

sensitive

The shop sells doughnuts.

We panicked when the dog got

stuck but Ted was sensible

and calmly freed it.

search

(^1) verb to look for something
» They used a helicopter to search the place.
comb
They combed
the area.^
hunt
They hunted^
for evidence.
look for
They looked for
things left behind
.
scour
They scoured
the ground.
seek out
They sought out
clues.
sift through
Then they sifted through
the evidence.
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