Collins Junior Illustrated Thesaurus. Collins Dictionaries

      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

      A ghastly wail echoed round the castle.

      horrible

      The jumper I got for my birthday was a horrible yellow colour.

      dream NOUN

      A dream is something you want very much.

      ambition

      It’s Michael’s ambition to be a pilot.

      daydream

      My favourite daydream is being interviewed on TV about my book.

      fantasy

      Chelsea has this fantasy about being a famous model.

      ➔ vision

drink VERB

      When you drink, you take liquid into your mouth and swallow it.

      gulp

      Boris was so thirsty he gulped down all his lemonade.

      guzzle

      “Don’t guzzle like that. Drink it slowly,” said Granny.

      lap

      Tigger lapped up the milk Simon put down for him.

      sip

      Julia sipped the hot tea carefully.

      slurp

      Augustus greedily slurped the chocolate milk shake.

      swallow

      She swallowed the medicine without tasting it.

      swig

      They swigged cola from the bottle.

      DIFFERENT THINGS TO DRINK:

      cold drinks

      cola

      fizz

      fruit juice

      lemonade

      milk

      milk shake

      smoothie

      squash

      soya milk

      water

      hot drinks

      cocoa

      coffee

      hot chocolate

      hot milk

      malted milk

      tea

      drive VERB

      To drive means to make something or somebody go.

      control

      Sharon controlled her car skilfully on the sandy beach.

      force

      The cruel baron forced the villagers from their cottages.

      push

      People at the front of the crowd were pushed forward.

      send

      Tom sent the ball over the fence.

      steer

      Rashid steered the go-kart into the side of the track.

      urge

      The knight urged his horse to a full gallop.

      dry ADJECTIVE

      Something that is dry has no water in it at all.

      arid

      Large areas of Mexico are arid desert.

      barren

      No crops could grow on the barren land.

      parched

      The garden was parched and all the seedlings died.

      dull (1) ADJECTIVE

      Something that is dull is not interesting.

      boring