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Collins Primary Thesaurus

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2019
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I was very comfy in my little room right up in the loft.

snug

The two dogs were snug in their baskets when Peter foolishly mentioned “walkies”.

ANTONYM: uncomfortable

count (1) VERB

If you count, or count up, all the things in a group, you add them up to see how many there are.

add up

Irina added up the number of times Mr Reid clapped his hands.

calculate

The salesman calculated the money he would make that week.

reckon up

If you reckon up the rainy days we’ve had recently, you’ll get a surprise.

tot up INFORMAL

My friend Ainsley and I totted up the number of cakes our dads had eaten.

count (2) VERB

If something counts in a situation, it is important or valuable.

carry weight

The politician assured people that their opinions did carry weight.

make a difference

The crook’s previous crimes certainly made a difference to the length of his jail sentence.

matter

The goals you scored before don’t matter. It’s the ones you get now that are important.

count (3) VERB

If you can count on someone or something, you can rely on them.

bank

We were banking on good weather for the school fête.

depend

“I’m depending on you, Smithers. Don’t let me down,” the lieutenant said.

rely

“Can I rely on you to check that all doors are locked?” my mother asked.

country (1) NOUN

A country is one of the political areas the world is divided into.

kingdom

Beyond the barren plains of Kremmen lay the kingdom of the Wargs.

land

“We’re very proud of our land,” said the large Welshman.

nation

Napoleon once said that England was a nation of shopkeepers.

state

After the war a new state was created which united the people.

country (2) NOUN

The country is land away from towns and cities.

bush NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIAN AND AFRICAN

The Pritchards’ farm is right out in the bush.

countryside

The countryside was a patchwork of fields.

outback AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND

A lot of the outback in Australia is really very wild.

wilds

The gamekeeper lived out in the wilds in a small cottage.
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