Collins Junior Illustrated Thesaurus. Collins Dictionaries

school is trying to raise money for Children in Need.

      save

      We have been asked to save used stamps for a school project.

      collection NOUN

      A collection is a group of things brought together over a period of time.

      assortment

      The bathroom shelf is full of an assortment of shampoo bottles.

      heap

      Now and again, Dad adds another book to the heap.

      mass

      Dan worked his way through a mass of clothes to find his jeans.

      pile

      There was a pile of smelly old trainers in the corner.

      set

      “One more card and I’ll have a complete set,” said Raymond.

colour NOUN

      The colour of something is the way it looks in daylight.

      shade

      The walls were painted in different shades.

      tint

      The autumn leaves were taking on a warm red tint.

      DIFFERENT COLOURS:

      black

      blue

       navy

       sky blue

       turquoise

      brown

       chocolate

       coffee

       fawn

      green

       bottle-green

       lime

      orange

       tan

      pink

       rose

      purple

       lavender

       lilac

       mauve

      red

       crimson

       scarlet

       vermilion

      white

       cream

      ivory

      yellow

       amber

       gold

      come VERB

      To come to a place is to move there or arrive there.

      appear

      We all giggled when the magician’s rabbit appeared on stage.

      approach

      The guard dog growled loudly when the stranger approached.

      arrive

      The train arrived, and Grandma got out.

      draw near

      As they drew near to the castle, the great door opened.

      show up

      Most of the acts were good, but the conjuror didn’t show up.

      turn up

      “Don’t worry about us. We’ll turn up later,” said Ted.

      visit

      The Mayor is going to visit this afternoon.

      ANTONYM: go

      comfortable (1) ADJECTIVE

      Something comfortable makes you feel relaxed and snug.

      cosy

      My room’s warm and cosy in winter, even when it’s freezing outside.

      snug

      Jamil felt snug tucked up in bed.

      soft

      Charlotte snuggled into the soft pillow and fell asleep straight away.

      comfortable (2) ADJECTIVE

      If you are comfortable, you feel at ease.

      contented

      The cat looked contented stretching out beside the fire.

      happy

      He was happy in his new room.

      relaxed

      Rebecca felt relaxed in the company of her friends.

      ANTONYM: uncomfortable

      common ADJECTIVE

      If something is common, you often see it or it often happens.

      average

      It’s average behaviour for a boy of his age.

      everyday

      Children feeding ducks on the pond is an everyday sight in this park.

      standard

      Power steering is standard in many cars that are made today.

      usual

      It is quite usual to see dogs and cats getting on well together.

      competition NOUN

      A competition is an event to see who is best at doing something.

      championship

      Our school is taking part in the junior swimming championship.

      contest

      There was a fierce contest between the red and blue teams.

      game

      Supporters cheered when their team won the game.

      race

      Attilio was by far the fastest runner and easily won the race.

      tournament

      My brother is through to the finals of the table-tennis tournament.

      complete (1) ADJECTIVE

      If something is complete, there is nothing missing.

      entire

      I’ve got the entire set of famous people in my album.

      full

      The teacher wanted a full report of the science experiment.

      whole

      Amy recited the whole poem without a single mistake.

      complete (2) VERB

      If you complete something, you finish it.

      conclude

      The