Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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dig

dig^2

verb to push something in

» She could feel the tight

bracelet digging into

her arm.

jab, poke, thrust

dig^3

noun a push or poke

» Daisy silenced Matt with

a dig in the arm.

jab, poke, prod, thrust

dim^1

adjective not bright or well-lit

» The light from the lamp was

dim, and he couldn't see well

enough to read his book.

dark, dull, grey, murky,

poorly lit, shadowy

dim^2

adjective vague or unclear

» She had a dim memory

of seeing the girl

somewhere before.

faint, hazy, indistinct,

obscure, shadowy, vague,

fuzzy, ill-defined,

indistinguishable

antonym: clear

dim^3

adjective (informal) slow to

understand » He is rather

dim, but don’t offend him

by saying so!

dumb (informal), obtuse,

slow, stupid, thick (informal)

antonym: bright

diminish

verb to reduce or become

reduced » The biscuit stash

diminished throughout the day.

contract, decrease, lessen,

lower, reduce, shrink,

weaken

direct^1

adjective in a straight line or

with nothing in between

» Dad took the most direct

route to the airport.

immediate, personal,

straight, uninterrupted

antonym: indirect

direct^2

adjective clear and honest

» He gave a direct answer to

her rambling question: “No”.

blunt, candid, forthright,

frank, straight,

straightforward

antonym: devious

direct^3

verb to control and guide

something » Christopher

is captain and directs the

team on the field.

control, guide, lead,

manage, oversee, run,

supervise

direction^1

noun the line in which

something is moving

» He walked for an hour

in the wrong direction.

course, path, route, way

direction^2

noun control and guidance

of something » He chopped

vegetables under the

chef’s direction.

charge, command, control,

guidance, leadership,

management

dirt^1

noun dust or mud

» The bike was covered in dirt.

dust, filth, grime,

muck, mud

dirt^2

noun earth or soil » He drew

a circle in the dirt with a stick.

earth, soil

dirty^1

adjective marked with dirt

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dirty^2

adjective unfair or dishonest

» It was a dirty deal that

tricked Joe into doing his

brother's chores as well as

his own.

corrupt, crooked

antonym: honest

Daisy silenced Matt with a dig

in the arm.

He walked for an hour in the

wrong direction.

dirty

(^1) adjective marked with dirt
» He was always getting his
clothes dirty.
filthy
What a filthy
T-shirt!
grimy
Her boots were
grimy^
from the grass and mud.
grubby
The team were told to wash their
grubby hands before eating.
mucky
Don’t put your
mucky^
clothes on the carpet.
stained
His shorts were
from the grass.stained
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