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Название: Collins Junior Illustrated Thesaurus

Автор: Collins Dictionaries

Издательство: HarperCollins

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СКАЧАТЬ no!” shrieked Libby. “My new jeans have shrunk.”

      yell

      Debbie had to yell above the din in the school playground.

      cry (2) VERB

      When you cry, tears come from your eyes and trickle down your face.

      grizzle

      The baby grizzles when he’s hungry.

      howl

      My sister howled when her gerbil died.

      snivel

      “It’s no good snivelling,” said the ugly sisters. “You’re not going to the ball.”

      sob

      Tommy sobbed when he dropped his ice cream.

      wail

      “I wanted to go to the pantomime!” wailed Roly.

      weep

      Lara wept as she waved goodbye.

      whimper

      The puppy whimpered when Abdul went off to school.

      cut (1) VERB

      If you cut something, you use a knife or scissors to remove parts of it.

      carve

      Nicholas carved the wood into the shape of a cat.

      chop

      The cook chopped an onion and carrot into small pieces.

      clip

      Katherine clipped out an advertisement from the newspaper.

      mow

      Grandpa loves mowing his lawn to keep it neat and tidy.

      prune

      Rose bushes need pruning in spring.

      saw

      The gardener sawed up some wood to make a nesting box.

      slice

      Mrs Cratchit always sliced the bread too thinly.

      snip

      The hairdresser snipped off my long hair.

      trim

      The barber carefully trimmed the wizard’s long beard.

      cut (2) VERB

      To cut can mean to reduce something.

      lower

      The supermarket is lowering a lot of its prices this week.

      reduce

      The government is trying to reduce the amount of traffic on the roads.

      damage VERB

      To damage something means to harm or spoil it.

      break

      My little sister has broken her doll already.

      chip

      Melanie was furious when she chipped her nail varnish.

      dent

      A gatepost got in the way and dented Dad’s bumper.

      destroy

      An unexpected storm destroyed their beach hut.

      ruin

      “You’ve ruined my painting!” David screamed angrily.

      scratch

      Natalie’s bike was scratched when it fell in the holly bush.

      spoil

      The baby knocked over a cup and spoiled my homework.

      vandalize

      Someone has vandalized the phone box on the corner of our street.

      wreck

      Rocks often wreck boats that come too close to shore.

      When you dance, you move your body in time to music.

      SOME KINDS OF DANCING:

      ballet dancing

      ballroom dancing:

      foxtrot

      quickstep

      tango

      waltz

      break dancing

      disco dancing

      folk dancing

      Highland dancing

      Irish dancing

      line dancing

      salsa

      square dancing

      tap dancing

      dangerous ADJECTIVE

      If something is dangerous, it is likely to harm you.

      alarming

      Rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate.

      deadly

      The bite of some snakes can be deadly.

      harmful

      Medicines can be harmful if taken by the wrong person.

      menacing

      The captain waved his hook at Peter in a menacing fashion.

      risky

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