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Collins GEM English Thesaurus. Collins Dictionaries
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battlefield NOUN = battleground, front, field, combat zone, field of battlebatty ADJECTIVE = eccentric, odd, peculiar, potty (Brit. informal)bay1 NOUN = inlet, sound, gulf, creek, cove, fjord, bight, natural harbourbay2 NOUN = recess, opening, corner, niche, compartment, nook, alcovebay3 VERB = howl, cry, roar (a hound), bark, wail, growl, bellow, clamour ▸ NOUN = cry, roar (a hound), bark, howl, wail, growl, bellow, clamourbazaar NOUN 1 = market, exchange, fair, marketplace 2 = fair, fête, gala, bring-and-buybe VERB = be alive, live, exist, survive, breathe, be present, endurebeach NOUN = shore, coast, sands, seaside, water's edge, seashorebeached ADJECTIVE = stranded, grounded, abandoned, deserted, wrecked, ashore, marooned, agroundbeacon NOUN 1 = signal, sign, beam, flare, bonfire 2 = lighthouse, watchtowerbead NOUN = drop, tear, bubble, pearl, dot, drip, blob, dropletbeam VERB 1 = smile, grin 2 = transmit, show, air, broadcast, cable, send out, relay, televise, stream 3 = radiate, flash, shine, glow, glitter, glare, gleam ▸ NOUN 1 = ray, flash, stream, glow, streak, shaft, gleam, glint 2 = rafter, support, timber, spar, plank, girder, joist 3 = smile, grinbear VERB 1 = carry, take, move, bring, transfer, conduct, transport, haul ◼ OPPOSITE: put down 2 = support, shoulder, sustain, endure, uphold, withstand ◼ OPPOSITE: give up 3 = display, have, show, hold, carry, possess 4 = suffer, experience, go through, sustain, stomach, endure, brook, abide 5 = bring yourself to, allow, accept, permit, endure, tolerate 6 = produce, generate, yield, bring forth 7 = give birth to, produce, deliver, breed, bring forth, beget (old-fashioned) 8 = exhibit, hold, maintain 9 = conduct, carry, move, deport ● bear something out = support, prove, confirm, justify, endorse, uphold, substantiate, corroboratebearer NOUN 1 = agent, carrier, courier, herald, envoy, messenger, conveyor, emissary 2 = carrier, runner, servant, porterbearing NOUN 1 (usually with on or upon) = relevance, relation, application, connection, import, reference, significance, pertinence ◼ OPPOSITE: irrelevance 2 = manner, attitude, conduct, aspect, behaviour, posture, demeanour, deportment ▸ PLURAL NOUN = way, course, position, situation, track, aim, direction, locationbeast NOUN 1 = animal, creature, brute 2 = brute, monster, savage, barbarian, fiend, swine, ogre, sadistbeastly ADJECTIVE = unpleasant, mean, awful, nasty, rotten (informal), horrid (informal), disagreeable ◼ OPPOSITE: pleasantbeat VERB 1 = batter, hit, strike, knock, pound, smack, thrash, thump 2 = pound, strike, hammer (informal), batter, thrash 3 = throb, thump, pound, quake, vibrate, pulsate, palpitate 4 = hit, strike, bang 5 = flap, thrash, flutter, wag 6 = defeat, outdo, trounce, overcome, crush, overwhelm, conquer, surpass ▸ NOUN 1 = throb, pounding, pulse, thumping, vibration, pulsating, palpitation, pulsation 2 = route, way, course, rounds, path, circuit ● beat someone up = assault, attack, batter, thrash, set about, set upon, lay into (informal), beat the living daylights out of (informal)beaten ADJECTIVE 1 = stirred, mixed, whipped, blended, whisked, frothy, foamy 2 = defeated, overcome, overwhelmed, cowed, thwarted, vanquishedbeautiful ADJECTIVE = attractive, pretty, lovely, charming, tempting, pleasant, handsome, fetching (informal), hot (informal), fit (Brit. informal) ◼ OPPOSITE: uglybeauty NOUN 1 = attractiveness, charm, grace, glamour, elegance, loveliness, handsomeness, comeliness (old-fashioned) ◼ OPPOSITE: ugliness 2 = good-looker, lovely (slang), belle, stunner (informal), beaut (Austral. & N.Z. slang)because CONJUNCTION = since, as, in that ● because of = as a result of, on account of, by reason of, thanks to, owing to
| USAGE The phrase on account of can provide a useful alternative to because of in writing. It occurs relatively infrequently in spoken language, where it is sometimes followed by a clause, as in on account of I don't drink coffee. However, this use is considered nonstandard. |
beckon VERB = gesture, sign, wave, indicate, signal, nod, motion, summonbecome VERB 1 = come to be, develop into, be transformed into, grow into, change into, alter to, mature into, ripen into 2 = suit, fit, enhance, flatter, embellish, set offbecoming ADJECTIVE 1 = flattering, pretty, attractive, enhancing, neat, graceful, tasteful, well-chosen ◼ OPPOSITE: unflattering 2 = appropriate, seemly, fitting, suitable, proper, worthy, in keeping, compatible ◼ OPPOSITE: inappropriatebed NOUN 1 = bedstead, couch, berth, cot, divan 2 = plot, area, row, strip, patch, ground, land, garden 3