Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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ecstasy

ease^3

verb to move slowly or carefully

» He eased open the heavy

door and peered outside.

creep, edge, guide, inch,

lower, manoeuvre, squeeze

easy^1

adjective able to be done

without difficulty » This is an

easy puzzle with lots of clues.

light, painless, simple,

smooth, straightforward

antonym: hard

easy^2

adjective comfortable and

without worries » We had an

easy, relaxed day at the beach.

carefree, comfortable,

leisurely, quiet, relaxed

eat^1

verb to chew and swallow food

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eat^2

verb to have a meal

» We like to eat dinner early.

breakfast (formal), dine,

feed, have a meal,

lunch (formal), picnic

eat away

verb to destroy something

slowly » The body of the van

had been eaten away by rust.

corrode, destroy, dissolve,

erode, rot, wear away

eccentric^1

adjective regarded as odd or

peculiar » My friend wears

eccentric hats with bells on.

bizarre, outlandish, quirky,

strange, weird, whimsical

eccentric^2

noun someone who is

regarded as odd or peculiar

» Gran is a bit of an eccentric

with her strange views on life.

character, crank

economic^1

adjective concerning the way

money is managed » It is hard

to start a business when the

economic situation is bad.

budgetary, commercial,

financial, fiscal, monetary

economic^2

adjective making a profit

» Bananas are an economic

crop to grow.

productive, profitable,

viable, money-making,

profit-making, remunerative

economical^1

adjective cheap to use and

saving you money » Our car

may not be fast, but it’s very

economical to run.

cheap, cost-effective,

economic, inexpensive

economical^2

adjective careful and sensible

with money or materials

» It is more economical

for us to make hot chocolate

at home than to buy it from

the café.

careful, frugal, prudent,

thrifty

economy

noun the careful use of things

to save money » Ben always

spent too much; he needed to

start shopping with economy.

frugality (formal), prudence,

restraint, thrift

ecstasy

noun extreme happiness

» Winning the gold medal

was total ecstasy!

bliss, delight, elation,

euphoria, exaltation,

joy, rapture

Winning the gold medal was

total ecstasy!

The body of the van had been

eaten away by rust.

swallow

scoff

consume

feeds

(on)

wolf (^) down
nibble
devour
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