Childrens Illustrated Thesaurus

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fit^1

verb to be the right shape

or size » The plug fits the

socket exactly.

belong, correspond,

dovetail, go, match

fit^2

verb to place something in

position » Chris fitted the

new stereo into the car.

adapt, arrange, place,

position

fit^3

adjective in good physical

condition » The doctor said

I was fit and healthy.

healthy, in good condition,

robust, trim, well

antonym: unfit

fitting^1

adjective appropriate and

suitable for something

» The fireworks were a fitting

end to a great day.

appropriate, correct,

proper, right, suitable,

apposite, decorous, seemly

fitting^2

noun a part attached to

something else » The

bathroom fittings were chrome.

accessory, attachment,

component, part, unit

fix^1

verb to attach or secure

something » Mum fixed the

shelves to the wall.

attach, bind, fasten,

secure, stick

fix^2

verb to repair something broken

» Dad fixed the leaky tap.

correct, mend, patch up,

repair

fix^3

noun (informal) a difficult

situation » He was in a fix

and wasn’t sure what to do.

difficulty, mess,

predicament, quandary

flabby

adjective fat and with loose

flesh » Doing sit-ups can

help tone a flabby tummy.

sagging, slack, flaccid,

pendulous

antonym: taut

flash^1

noun a sudden short burst of

light » There was a flash

of lightning.

burst, flare, sparkle

flash^2

verb to shine briefly and often

repeatedly

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flashy

adjective showy in a vulgar way

» Ricky wore flashy clothes.

flamboyant, garish, showy,

tacky (informal), tasteless,

ostentatious

antonym: modest

flat^1

noun a set of rooms for living

in » Alice and Lily lived in

a two-bedroomed flat.

apartment, rooms

Ricky wore flashy clothes.

The plug fits the socket exactly.

flash

(^2) verb to shine briefly and often repeatedly
» The lighthouse’s light flashed^
in the distance.
The beam of
light (^) fl (^) a
red.
fl are
glin
t
Li
gh
t (^) g
linte
d on the waves.
s
pa
rkle
Th
e (^) r
efl (^) e
cted light sparkled^ like^ a^ diamond.
twin
kle
The stars
twinkled
glitte
r
The
(^) se
a (^) glittered (^) in
(^) th
e
moo
nlight.
in the night sky.
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