sara's picture dictionary

Verbs

Sweep/Swept/Swept

•Clean•Brush•Remove•Flounce•Clear

Steal/Stole/Stolen

•Robery•Assault•Pinch•Lift•Take

Catch/Caught/Caught

• Grasp• Take• Receive• Hold• Grab

Deal/Dealt/Dealt• Distribute• Transaction• Agreement• Pact

Fight/Fought/Fought

• Combat• Cripple• Brawl• Clash

Grow/Grew/Grown• Sow• Plant• Produce• Cultivate

Hold/Heald/Held

• Arrest• Moor• Seize• Clutch

Lend/Lent/Lent

• Loan• Give• Borrowed• Advance

Withdraw/Withdrew/Withdrawn

•Remove

•Take out

•Extract

•Pull out

Wind/Wound/Wound

• Storm• Blustery weather• Wind speed • Airstream

Breed/Bred/Bred• Type• Strain• Variety• Sort

Foresee/ Foresaw/Foreseen

• Predict• Forecast• Anticipate• Foretell

Lay/Laid/Laid• Put down• Put• Set• Rest

Lead/Led/Led• Guide • Direct • Escort • Pilot • Drive

Mislead/Misled/Misled

• Deceive• Lie to• Hoodwink• Misinform

Overtake/Overtook/Overtaken

• Pass• Go beyond• Go past• Surpass

Win/Won/Won• Succeed• Triumph• Prevail• Be successful

Beat/Beat/Beaten

• Hit• Strike• Hammer• Blow

Hang/Hung/Hung

•Suspend

•Dangle

•Defer

•Sway

Begin/Began/Begun

•Start

•Commence

•Embark on

•Instigate

•Turn out to be

•Turn into

•Develop into

•Be converted into

•Befall

Burn/Burnt/Burnt

•Be on fire•Blaze•Flame•Smoulder

Hurt/Hurt/Hurt• Harm• Injure• Wound• Damage

Keep/Kept/Kept• Stay• Remain• Maintain• Continue

Let/Let/Let

• Rent• Rent out• Lease• Hire

Mean/Meant/Meant• Denote• Signify• Indicate• Represent

Put/Put/Put

• Place• Set• Lay• Situate

Ring/Rang/Rung• Circle• Loop• Sphere• Hoop

Sell/Sold/Sold• Put up for sale• Put on the market• Advertise• Vend

Sit/Sit/Sit

• Be seated• Sit down• Take a seat• Assemble

Check/Checked/Checked

• Prove• Ensure• Verify• Confirm

Guess/Guessed/Guessed

• Deduction• Presume• Estimate• Speculation

Hope/Hoped/Hoped• Expect• Trust• Anticipation• Expectation

Mix/Mixed/Mixed

• Combine• Blend• Mix up• Merge• Unite

Arrange/Arranged/Arranged• Trim• Precise• Efficient• Organize

Lie/Lied/Lied

• Recline• Lounge• Be positioned• Slouch

Laugh/Laughed/Laughed

• Giggle• Snigger• Smile

Fail/Failed/Failed

• Be unsuccessful• Not pass• Not succeed

Celebrate/Celebrated/Celebrated• Rejoice• Have fun• Have a good time• Commemorate

Spend/Spent/Spent

• Expend• Pay out• Splurge• Squander

Die/Died/Died

•

• Expire• Pass away• Depart this life

Adjectives

Cruelty

• Unkindness• Nastiness• Brutality• Malice

• Terror• Horror• Panic

Friendship• Amity• Comradeship• Closeness• Alliance

Fuss • Impatience• Enthusiasm • Excitement

Anxious

• Nervous• Worried• Concerned

Hate

• Detestation• Odium• Disgust

Gluttony• Greed• Excess

Honesty• Sincerity• Frankness• Integrity• Candour

Loneliness

• Being alone• Aloneness• Solitude• Isolation

Generous

• Charitable• Big-hearted

Fast• Quick• Speedy • Rapid

Sickness

• Illness• Disease• Bad health

Angry• Annoyed• Irritated• Irate

Proud• Vain• Self-important

Weak

• Feeble• Frail• Puny• Scrawny• Weedy

Liar

• Deceiver• Fraud• Swindler• Fraudster

Sad

• Unhappy• Depressed• Miserable• Cheerless

Crazy

• Wild• Fanatical• Foolish

Boring• Tedious• Dull• Unexciting• Dreary

Pretty • Attractive• Beautiful• Cute

Nouns

Brain• Intellect• Mind• Head

Waiting room

• Sitting area• Anteroom• Waiting area

Examination room

• Test room• Investigation space• Check room

Pulse

• Beat• Pulsation • Rhythm • Throb

Shot• Injection• Vaccination• Addition• Introduction

Serving

• Portion• Piece• Part• Section

Receptionist

• Auxiliary

Prescription

• Instruction• Recommendation• Treatment• Preparation• Remedy

Skeleton

• Bones

Book

• Volume

• Manuscript

• Paperback

• Hardback

• Reserve

• Tome

Pen• Ballpoint• Marker• Biro

Paper• Manuscript• Document

Tree•

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Flower

Aromatic herbs

• Basil• Sage• Thyme• Parsley

Watering can

Water• Irrigate• Dampen• Wet

Vase• Pot• Jar

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