Note that many synonyms do not have exactly the same meaning; take the time to learn the differences.
| Accident mishap I’m afraid there has been a bit of a mishap with the bookings. | Glasses spectacles She is always leaving her spectacles somewhere. She is rather forgetful. |
| Animal creature; beast There are reports of a large creature roaming the moors. | Hobby pastime One of my favourite pastimes is fishing. I love it. |
| Book literature; reading material He is a big fan of classical literature. I’m looking for some reading material for the journey. | Holiday vacation; break All year she has said she wants a vacation, and then the holidays come and she stays at home doing housework. Weird. When he was a child he enjoyed spending his summer break wandering around the woods building forts. |
| Box container; carton; crate I keep the sugar in a container on the top shelf. There is a carton of milk in the fridge. The shop just got a fresh crate of sandwiches delivered. | Idea thought I’ve got a thought about our new advertising campaign: a hot air balloon. |
| Car vehicles; transport; wheels There are too many vehicles on the road, and many of them are driven by bad drivers. I’m looking for some transport to get me to Leeds. Is there a bus or train from here? She just bought herself some new wheels. | Internet web There is so much rubbish on the web, but I still waste hours and hours on it. |
| Clothes attire; threads; wardrobe She came to work dressed in some totally ill-chosen attire. He likes to spend his pocket money on new threads. I need to get a new wardrobe; all my clothes look like they are from the 1970s. | Love amour The the thing about amour is you never know when it will arrive. |
| Company business; corporation Opening a new business takes a lot of hard work and, sometimes, a lot of money. It is one of the biggest corporations in the world, and one of the least popular. | Manners etiquette I’ve heard that in Maori culture it is polite etiquette to sing a song to the village chief. Is that right? |
| Computing IT You should go to speak with the guys in the IT department if you have a problem with the computer or network. | Pants trousers Oh no, I’ve spilled yoghurt all down my trousers. |
| Country nation; state There will be 32 nations playing in this competition. The Head of States were all there except ours. | Picture photograph; painting; portrait There is a girl in the back of the photograph making a strange face. Some of the world’s most famous paintings are situated in Paris. All along the walls are portraits of some of the castle’s previous owners. |
| Drink beverage Care for a beverage? | Restaurant diner There is a small diner on the corner that sells excellent coffee. |
| Family relations; relatives; kin She gets on with all his relations. Each Thanksgiving he has to have dinner with his relatives. It is the worst day of the year. You can’t throw me out: we’re kin! | Score grade; result For such a smart student, his final grade was quite disappointing. Today’s football results are coming in…United 0 City 0….Athletic 0 Rovers 0… |
| Food tucker Where can I find some good tucker around here? | Shoes footwear The skateboard shop has some nice footwear for sale, albeit at rather high prices. |
| Fun enjoyment; entertainment; amusement I don’t find much enjoyment in karaoke, I’m afraid. Is there much to do for entertainment in this town? She makes models for her amusement. | Trip journey; voyage I find that the journey to get to a place is often more enjoyable than being in the place. I once took a voyage on a container ship across the Atlantic Ocean. It took 5 days. |