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Collins Primary Thesaurus

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2019
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beat (1) VERB

If someone or something beats someone or something else, they hit them hard and repeatedly.

batter

The burglar had battered down the door.

flog

In Nelson’s day, sailors who stole would be flogged with a whip called a cat-o’-nine-tails.

pound

Waves pounded the shore as the wind rose to screaming pitch.

thrash

The bully threatened, “Tom Brown, I shall thrash the living daylights out of you.”

beat (2) VERB

If you beat someone in a race or game, you defeat them or do better than them.

conquer

William, Duke of Normandy, conquered England in 1066.

lick INFORMAL

Abdel really licked me in the 100 metres sprint race.

run rings round INFORMAL

Our speedy attackers ran rings round their lumbering defenders.

thrash INFORMAL

“It’s a safe bet that we’ll get thrashed when we play you,” said Tim.

wipe the floor with INFORMAL

Our school team wiped the floor with kids much bigger than they were.

beautiful ADJECTIVE

You say someone or something is beautiful if they are very pleasing to look at.

attractive

People say my sister is attractive.

gorgeous

I overheard Dad telling Mum she looked gorgeous.

lovely

The photograph, I had to admit, even made my aunt look lovely.

pretty

Even some garden weeds can look pretty at certain times.

stunning INFORMAL

The sunset over the mountains was nothing less than stunning.

ANTONYMS: ugly or unattractive

beauty (1) NOUN

If a person has beauty, they have the quality of being beautiful.

elegance

Every movement the duchess made had an elegance about it.

good looks

The actor possessed rugged good looks.

loveliness

The opera singer’s loveliness was not matched by her selfish behaviour.

beauty (2) NOUN

If a place has beauty, it has the quality of being beautiful.

charm

This country cottage has tremendous charm and character.

loveliness

I think the loveliness of Athens is somewhat spoilt by the pollution.

splendour
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