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Collins Primary Thesaurus

Год написания книги
2019
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It is staggering to realize that 60 per cent of our body is water.

among or amongst PREPOSITION

Among or amongst can mean surrounded by.

amid

Workers searched amid the wreckage for any sign of survivors.

amidst

Amidst all the weeds, a single rose bloomed.

in the middle of

In the middle of the herd of cows was a newborn calf.

surrounded by

Mum and I found ourselves surrounded by inquisitive sheep.

If there are more than two things, you should use among(st). If there are only two things, you should use between.

amount NOUN

An amount is how much there is of something.

mass

There was a great mass of tadpoles in our garden pond.

quantity

“For sale: a quantity of unused garden tools,” read the advert.

sum

The house was sold for an undisclosed sum of money.

total

Our little sideshow raised quite a total at our school fête.

volume

A huge volume of water cascades over the waterfall every minute.

amphibian NOUN

An amphibian is one of a group of animals that live both on land and in water.

Some amphibians:

frog

newt

salamander

toad

anger NOUN

Anger is the strong feeling you get about something unfair or cruel.

annoyance

You could see the annoyance on the little boy’s face when he couldn’t have any sweets.

fury

Her face purple with fury, the duchess stormed from the room.

indignation

Our dog, Jim, stared in indignation as I ate the last biscuit.

irritation

Sissy stormed out in irritation.

rage

The wizard flew into a rage and instantly turned the king and queen into toads.

temper

In a fit of temper, I flung my sister’s hairbrush into the garden.

wrath Said “roth”

The player incurred the wrath of the referee for committing a foul.

angry ADJECTIVE

Someone who is angry is very annoyed.

annoyed
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