Collins Junior Illustrated Thesaurus

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2019

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squash

I dropped the shopping bag and squashed the tomatoes.

cry (1) VERB

To cry means to call out loudly.

call

He called, “Anybody there?”

shout

“I can’t hear you,” she shouted.

shriek

“Oh no!” shrieked Libby. “My new jeans have shrunk.”

yell

Debbie had to yell above the din in the school playground.

cry (2) VERB

When you cry, tears come from your eyes and trickle down your face.

grizzle

The baby grizzles when he’s hungry.

howl

My sister howled when her gerbil died.

snivel

“It’s no good snivelling,” said the ugly sisters. “You’re not going to the ball.”

sob

Tommy sobbed when he dropped his ice cream.

wail

“I wanted to go to the pantomime!” wailed Roly.

weep

Lara wept as she waved goodbye.

whimper

The puppy whimpered when Abdul went off to school.

cut (1) VERB

If you cut something, you use a knife or scissors to remove parts of it.

carve

Nicholas carved the wood into the shape of a cat.

chop

The cook chopped an onion and carrot into small pieces.

clip

Katherine clipped out an advertisement from the newspaper.

mow

Grandpa loves mowing his lawn to keep it neat and tidy.

prune

Rose bushes need pruning in spring.

saw

The gardener sawed up some wood to make a nesting box.

slice

Mrs Cratchit always sliced the bread too thinly.

snip

The hairdresser snipped off my long hair.

trim

The barber carefully trimmed the wizard’s long beard.

cut (2) VERB

To cut can mean to reduce something.