Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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casual

casual^1

adjective happening by chance

» The casual meeting led to

a great friendship.

accidental, chance,

incidental, fortuitous,

serendipitous,

unintentional,

unpremeditated

antonym: deliberate

casual^2

adjective showing no concern

or interest » Mick gave a

casual glance over his shoulder.

careless, cursory,

nonchalant, offhand,

relaxed, blasé, insouciant,

lackadaisical, perfunctory

antonym: concerned

cat

noun a small animal kept as

a pet » Fiona had three cats.

feline, kitty, moggy (Britain

and New Zealand; slang),

puss or pussy or pussycat

(informal)

related words:

adjective feline; male tom;

female queen; young kitten

catch^1

verb to capture an animal

or fish » Mum went fishing to

catch some trout for dinner.

capture, snare, trap

catch^2

verb to capture a person

» The police planned a way

to catch the suspects.

apprehend, arrest

catch^3

noun a device that fastens

something » The windows

were fitted with safety catches.

bolt, clasp, clip, latch

catch^4

noun a hidden difficulty

» The catch is that it will

take a month to arrive.

disadvantage, drawback,

snag, fly in the ointment,

stumbling block

category

noun a set of things with

something in common

» The items were organized

into six different categories.

class, classification, group,

set, sort, type

cause^1

noun what makes something

happen » The cause of

the fire was unknown.

origin, root, source

Fiona had three cats.

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noun an event in honour

of a special occasion

» The family dinner was a birthday

celebration.

festival

They went to church for

the religious festival.

festivity

The wedding festivities went

on for a week.

gala

The sporting contest

finished with a gala.

party

Would you like to come

to my party?

revelry

She joined in the revelry

with lots of enthusiasm.

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