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Collins Primary Thesaurus

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2019
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bit NOUN

A bit of something is a small amount of it.

chunk

Sam broke off a chunk of chocolate and gobbled it up.

fraction

I arrived a fraction of a moment too late. The bus was just leaving.

fragment

Fragments of the wrecked aircraft were found all over the field.

morsel

“Kind sir, please spare me a morsel of food,” begged Oliver.

part

A part of me wanted to stay and yet I was also desperate to leave.

piece

Marina cut the cake into pieces and took the largest one for herself.

scrap

My dad writes reminders to himself on scraps of paper.

bite VERB

If you bite something, you use your teeth to hold, cut or tear it.

champ

The horse champed at the bit as it waited impatiently for the race to begin.

chomp

Dad says that I chomp my food like a waste-disposal unit.

gnaw

Mice had gnawed through the electric wires.

nibble

Some creature had nibbled at the chair leg.

bitter ADJECTIVE

A bitter taste is sharp and unpleasant.

sour

If you leave milk in the sun, it turns sour.

tart

The lemon cake was slightly tart.

blame VERB

If someone blames a person for something bad that has happened, they believe that person caused it to happen.

accuse

The woman was accused of kidnapping the young child.

charge

Police charged the man with being drunk and disorderly.

hold responsible

At the enquiry, the bus company was held responsible for the accident.

block (1) VERB

If someone or something blocks a road or channel, they put something across it so that nothing can get through.

bar

Access to the back road was barred by a police checkpoint.

bung up INFORMAL

I could hardly breathe, my nose was so bunged up.

choke

The traffic jam choked the road into town for many hours.

clog up
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