Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

draw

draw^1

verb to make a picture

» Lucas decided to draw

the view through the window.

paint, sketch, trace

draw^2

verb to move somewhere

» The car drew away from

the kerb.

move, pull

draw^3

verb to pull something » Max

drew his chair nearer to the fire.

drag, haul, pull

drawback

noun a problem that makes

something less than perfect

» The only drawback was that

the apartment was too small.

difficulty, hitch, problem,

snag, trouble

dreadful

adjective extremely bad » She

thought the play was dreadful:

poor acting and no plot.

appalling, atrocious,

awful, frightful, ghastly,

horrendous, terrible

antonym: wonderful

dream^1

noun mental pictures while

sleeping » Ahmed had a

dream that his rabbit could fly.

hallucination, trance,

vision, delusion, reverie

dream^2

noun something that

you want very much

» His father’s dream was to be

promoted in the next year.

ambition, aspiration,

daydream, fantasy,

Holy Grail, pipe dream

dreary

adjective dull or boring

» It was a dreary, rainy day.

boring, drab, dull,

humdrum, monotonous,

tedious, uneventful

antonym: exciting

dress^1

noun a piece of clothing

» It was a hot day so she

wore a summer dress.

frock, gown, robe

dress^2

noun clothing in general » The

invitation said “casual dress”.

attire (formal), clothes,

clothing, costume,

garb (formal), apparel,

raiment

dress^3

verb to put on clothes

» The little boy had dressed

himself and put his trousers

on back to front.

attire (formal), clothe,

garb (formal)

antonym: undress

drink

verb to swallow liquid

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drip^1

verb to fall in small drops

» Rain dripped from the

brim of his cap.

dribble, splash, trickle

drip^2

noun a small amount of a

liquid » There were drips of

paint on the carpet when Dad

finished painting the wall.

bead, drop, droplet,

dribble, globule

drive^1

verb to operate or power a

machine or vehicle » He liked

to drive the car on empty roads.

operate, pilot, power,

propel, run, steer, work

drive^2

verb to force someone to do

something » Ambition drove

Jim to work harder.

compel, force, lead,

motivate, prompt, push,

spur

drive^3

verb to force something pointed

into a surface » Rick used

a sledgehammer to drive

the pegs into the ground.

hammer, knock, ram,

sink, thrust

drive^4

noun a journey in a vehicle

» We decided to go for a drive

in the car.

excursion, jaunt, journey,

ride, run, spin, trip

drive^5

noun energy and determination

» Justin had the drive to

succeed against all odds.

ambition, determination,

energy, enterprise,

initiative, motivation, vigour

drop^1

verb to fall downwards

» The ball dropped and

bounced on the ground.

descend, fall, plummet,

sink, tumble

drop^2

verb to become less

» Temperatures can drop

to freezing at night.

decline, decrease, fall,

plummet, sink, slump,

tumble

antonym: rise

drop^3

noun a small amount of

a liquid » A drop of ink

splashed from the end

of the pen.

bead, drip, droplet,

dribble, globule

drowsy

adjective tired and sleepy

» It had been an exhausting

day and he felt drowsy.

lethargic, sluggish

drug^1

noun a treatment for disease

» The drug was a type

of antibiotic.

medication, medicine

dry^1

adjective without any liquid

» The path was dry after

several days of sunshine.

arid, dried-up, parched

antonym: wet

dry^2

verb to remove liquid from

something » You wash up

and I’ll dry the pots.

drain, dehumidify,

dehydrate, desiccate

antonym: moisten

His father’s dream was to be

promoted in the next year.

The ball dropped and bounced

on the ground.

It was a hot day so she wore

a summer dress.

Rick used a sledgehammer to drive

the pegs into the ground.

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