Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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word^3

noun a message » We’ve had

no word from our neighbours

since they went abroad.

announcement, bulletin,

communication,

information, intelligence,

message, news

word^4

noun a promise or guarantee

» Phil gave me his word that

he would be there.

assurance, oath, pledge,

promise, word of honour

work^1

verb to do the tasks required

of you » I work 12 hours a day.

labour, slave, slog away, toil

antonym: laze

work^2

noun someone’s job

» Vicky’s work involves

travelling abroad each week.

business, craft,

employment, job, livelihood,

occupation, profession,

calling, métier, pursuit

work^3

noun the tasks that have to be

done » Sometimes George

had to take work home.

assignment, chore, duty,

job, task, yakka (Australia

and New Zealand; informal)

worker

noun a person who works

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work out^1

verb to find the solution to

something » It took us

some time to work out the

answer to the puzzle.

calculate, figure out,

resolve, solve

work out^2

verb to happen in a certain way

» It worked out that we could

get to the cinema after all.

develop, go, happen,

turn out

worn-out^1

adjective no longer usable

because of extreme wear

» The marathon runner threw

away her worn-out trainers.

broken-down, tattered,

threadbare, worn

worn out^2

adjective extremely tired

» You must be worn out

after the long journey.

exhausted, fatigued,

prostrate, tired, weary

worried

adjective being anxious

about something » Rebecca

was worried about her

presentation the next day.

anxious, bothered,

concerned, nervous,

troubled, uneasy,

overwrought, perturbed,

unquiet

antonym: unconcerned

Rebecca was worried about her

presentation the next day.

Sometimes George had to take

work home.

word

worker

noun a person who works

» He got a job as a farm

worker for the summer.

craftswoman

The craftswoman created

bespoke kitchens and furniture.

businesswoman

The businesswoman ran

a successful company.

labourer

There were at least

10 labourers on the

building site.

artisan

Local artisans displayed

their hand-made goods,

from bread to pots.

employee

The shop’s employees had a

competition to see who could

serve the most customers.

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