Collins Junior Illustrated Thesaurus

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2019

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The horse plodded on, drawing the heavy cart behind it.

haul

Fishermen hauled in their nets and found they had a large catch.

pull

Indigo pulled her friend from the river and rang for an ambulance.

tow

The farmer used a tractor to tow anything heavy around the farm.

tug

The boys tugged the sack of grain across the barn floor.

draw (1) VERB

When you draw, you use something like a pencil or crayon to make a picture or a pattern.

doodle

Holly doodled in her notebook as she listened to the teacher.

paint

I wanted to paint some pictures while I was on holiday.

sketch

The artist sat by the lake sketching the view.

trace

For homework we had to trace the outline of a map and fill in the rivers.

draw (2) NOUN

A draw is the result in a game or competition in which nobody wins.

dead heat

The result of the 100 metres sprint was a dead heat.

tie

Floella had hoped to win the competition, but there was a tie for first place.

draw (3) VERB

If something draws you, it is so interesting that you move towards it.

attract

A skydiving display attracted large crowds to the event.

bring in

We are hoping the advertising will bring in plenty of people.

entice

We were enticed into the shop by the display of cakes in the window.

lure

The witch lured the children into her house with promises of sweets.

pull in

The new programme has pulled in a lot of young viewers.

dreadful ADJECTIVE

Something that is dreadful is very bad or unpleasant.

alarming

Our test results were pretty alarming.

awful

I was off school with an awful cold.

dire

The teacher issued dire warnings about the standard of our homework.

frightening

The force of the thunder storm was frightening.

frightful

After the Halloween party the house was in a frightful mess.

ghastly