Collins Junior Illustrated Thesaurus. Collins Dictionaries
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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
It was the most boring action film they’d ever seen.
dreary
I spent a dreary morning being dragged round the shops.
tedious
John found his cousin’s story tedious.
dull (2) ADJECTIVE
Something that is dull is not bright or clear.
cloudy
The day was so cloudy we thought it might rain at any moment.
dismal
A most surprising thing happened on that dismal wintry afternoon.
drab
She wore a drab grey dress and grimy brown shoes.
gloomy
It was difficult to see the ogre in the gloomy light of the cave.
grey
The clouds in the sky were a dark grey colour when the thunder storm started.
miserable
I like playing board games on miserable, rainy days.
ANTONYM: bright
eager ADJECTIVE
If you are eager, you very much want to do or have something.
enthusiastic
There were plenty of enthusiastic volunteers to help plan the school garden.
impatient
Mark was impatient to get back to school after the holidays.
keen
Brownie was keen to enter the competition at the dog show.
longing
Rachel was longing to see her newborn baby brother.
easy ADJECTIVE
Something that is easy can be done without difficulty.
clear
The way the teacher showed us made everything clear.
obvious
The answer to the problem was obvious. I gave Tom some of my ice cream and he stopped crying.
plain
It was plain to see he didn’t like spiders.
simple
“Shelling the peas shouldn’t take you long,” said Mum. “It’s a simple job.”
ANTONYM: difficult
eat VERB
When you eat, you chew and swallow food.
bite
“Bite the jammy bit of the doughnut first,” said Isaac.
chew
Cows chew the grass thoughtfully.
devour
They devour the sandwiches as fast as she makes them.
gnaw
Boggart