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Collins Primary Thesaurus

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2019
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The adjective used to describe things in the country is rural.

courage NOUN

Courage is the quality shown by people who do things that they know are dangerous or difficult.

bravery

His bravery in saving the child brought him letters from all over the world.

daring

The daring of King Arthur’s knights is recorded in legend.

guts INFORMAL

The timid girl showed real guts when she went down the rope slide.

heroism

For her heroism in an enemy country, the undercover agent received a secret award.

ANTONYM: cowardice

course NOUN

A course is the route something such as an aircraft, river or ship takes.

path

The plane’s flight path brought it close to the enemy coast.

route

Our quickest route to the Far East is, surprisingly, over the North Pole.

trajectory

The stone’s trajectory was a graceful arc from my catapult to our greenhouse.

way

“Which way do you go home?” I asked Sunil.

of course PHRASE

If you say of course, you are showing that you are absolutely sure about something.

certainly

School meals are certainly tastier than they used to be.

definitely

“I’m definitely coming to camp,” Vadim confirmed.

undoubtedly

I bragged that my team was undoubtedly the best in the world.

crack NOUN

A crack is a narrow gap.

cranny

In a tiny cranny in the cupboard lay the key that they sought.

crevice

Climbers use crevices in the rock to hold the pieces of equipment that support them.

nook

The birds lay their eggs in nooks in the sheer cliffs above the sea.

crafty ADJECTIVE

Someone who is crafty gets what they want by tricking people in a clever way.

cunning

Bond’s cunning trick was to hide above the door.

sly

The sly fox hid behind the henhouse.

wily

The wily coyote was no match for the even cleverer roadrunner.

crash (1) NOUN

A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged.

accident

Queues built up, as the accident had blocked both sides of the road.
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