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Collins Primary Thesaurus

Год написания книги
2019
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Don’t pour liquid fat down the sink as it clogs up the drains when it sets.

dam

Beavers dam streams with logs to create a pool which will not freeze solid in winter.

obstruct

Uncle Pete tried to obstruct the door as I went through, but I ducked under his arm!

block (2) VERB

If someone tries to block something, they try to stop it happening.

hinder

Our dog, Jim, hinders Mum by attacking the vacuum cleaner.

impede

The walkers’ progress was impeded by an angry goat on the path.

obstruct

The protesters were arrested for obstructing the police.

prevent

Residents prevented a nightclub from being built near their houses.

thwart

The wicked baron was thwarted in his evil plans by a quick-thinking boy.

block (3) NOUN

A block is something put across a road or channel so that nothing can get through.

barrier

For the parade, barriers were erected to keep the crowds back.

blockage

“There’s a blockage in the drain under the sink,” the plumber said.

obstacle

Alpa had to overcome many obstacles on his road to success.

obstruction

If you swallow chewing gum, it may cause an obstruction in your stomach.

block (4) NOUN

A block is a large, rectangular, three-dimensional piece of something.

bar

The robbers put the gold bars in the back of the getaway van.

chunk

A chunk of metal fell off the back of the truck as it left the scrap yard.

lump

With the help of a wheel, the potter formed the shapeless lump of clay into a vase.

blue ADJECTIVE

If something is blue, it has the colour of the sky on a sunny day.

Shades of blue:

aquamarine

azure

indigo

navy

sky blue

turquoise

boast VERB

If you boast, you talk proudly about what you have or what you can do.

brag

Alison couldn’t resist bragging about her new DVD player.

blow your own trumpet

I prefer modest people to those who blow their own trumpet.
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