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Chambers Junior Illustrated Dictionary

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Specially compiled with advice from teachers, the clear design and simple definitions make it easy for a child to use without help from adults, and the colourful illustrations bring language to life.

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Bound in sturdy hardback, Chambers Illustrated Junior Dictionary can take all the rough and tumble that its owner does. • Specially compiled with advice from teachers • Clear definitions using simple, straightforward language • Easy-to-use design means that children can find words by themselves • Extra help given for the more difficult words • Illustrated with fun, colourful pictures

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PLURAL cabs a taxi We took a cab to the airport.  a compartment at the front of a lorry or bus where the driver sits

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cabin PLURAL cabins a wooden hut or house a log cabin  one of the small rooms in a ship used for sleeping in 3 the part of an aeroplane where the passengers sit NOUN

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cable PLURAL cables strong metal rope used for tying up ships or for supporting heavy loads a tube with wires inside that carry electronic signals or electric current a telephone cable  3 cable television We can't get cable or satellite here.  NOUN

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a television service in which programmes are transmitted along underground cables to people's houses

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cackles

cackles, cackling, cackled a hen or goose cackles when it makes this sound if someone cackles they laugh loudly and harshly

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NOUN PLURAL cabbages a large round green vegetable with layers of leaves very close together

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cactus NOUN PLURAL cactuses or cacti a prickly plant that grows in deserts and stores water in its thick leaves

CAD ABBREVIATION

short for computer-aided design, where computers are used to help draw plans for things like buildings or machines a new CAD program 

cadet PLURAL cadets a young person training to be an officer in the armed forces or the police 2 a school pupil who is doing military training NOUN

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café NOUN PLURAL cafés a small restaurant that serves drinks and snacks

cafeteria NOUN PLURAL cafeterias a restaurant where the customers serve themselves from a counter

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cages a box or enclosure with bars where a bird or animal is kept so that it can't escape NOUN

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VERB cages, caging, caged to cage an animal or bird is to put it in a cage  caged ADJECTIVE

kept in a cage caged birds 

cakes a food made from flour, eggs, sugar and other ingredients mixed together and baked in an oven until they are firm Do you like cake? a Christmas cake 

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calamine NOUN

a pink powder used in a lotion that soothes burns or sore skin

calcium NOUN

a chemical found in chalk and lime and in bones and teeth

Plurals and other inflections written out in full

calculate calculates, calculating, calculated 1 to calculate something is to count it up or work it out using numbers or mathematics Calculate the area of this triangle.  2 if you calculate something, you make a guess about it using all the facts that you have The robbers calculated that the house would be empty at that time.   calculating VERB

ADJECTIVE

a calculating person works out what is going to benefit them

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NOUN PLURAL calculators an electronic machine that you use to do mathematical calculations quickly

calendar

cake NOUN

NOUN PLURAL calculations something you work out, either using numbers or what you know By my calculation, we should be finished by Tuesday.   calculator

NOUN PLURAL calendars a table or list that shows the days of the year with their dates, divided into weeks and months

calf 1 NOUN

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calves

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a young cow a young elephant, whale or deer

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calf 2 NOUN PLURAL calves the back part of your leg just below the knee where there is a big muscle

call calls, calling, called to call is to shout I heard him calling my name.  2 to call someone is to ask them to come to you Mum called us in from the garden.  3 to call someone is to speak to them on the telephone I'll call you later.  4 to call someone something is to give them that name He's called Jonathan James.  How dare you call me a liar.  to call at a place is to stop there for a short time 5  We'll call at the shop on the way VERB

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Specially compiled with the advice of teachers, this new edition of Chambers Primary Dictionary has over 15,000 words and phrases, and provides help with features like word classes, spelling and register. Simply worded definitions and an attractive colour layout make it easy and enjoyable for children to use.

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• Help with spelling, grammar and pronunciation • Subject-specific words clearly shown • Coloured headwords and alphabet at the side of the page make finding words easy • Labelled pictures illustrate, for example, parts of a computer

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crown flight feathers

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beak or bill

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wings

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talons or claws

Labelled pictures illustrate related words

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tail feathers

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Coloured headwords

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All inflected forms shown Notes on spelling and usage

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VERB bisects, bisecting,

bisected (maths) a line bisects another line when it cuts it into two parts

bishop NOUN bishops 1 in some

Christian churches such as the Catholic Church and the Church of England, a bishop is a member of the clergy in charge of a district 2 in the game of chess, a bishop is a piece which has a bishop’s hat bison NOUN bison or bisons a kind of wild ox with a long shaggy coat bit1 NOUN bits 1 a piece or a part: There was one bit of the book that I really enjoyed. • The toy came to bits in my hand. 2 a small amount: I need a bit of help with this sum. 3 a short time: Let’s wait a bit longer. 4 a metal bar on a horse’s bridle that the horse holds in its mouth 5 (ICT) the smallest piece of computer information • bit by bit gradually bit2 VERB a way of changing the verb bite to make a past tense bitch NOUN bitches a female dog ► bitchy ADJECTIVE bitchier, bitchiest nasty or spiteful: a bitchy remark • Don’t be bitchy.

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VERB bites, biting, bit, bitten

1 you bite something when you cut through it by bringing your top and bottom teeth together: He stumbled and bit his tongue. 2 if an animal bites, it uses its teeth to attack or injure: Be careful! The cat sometimes bites. NOUN bites a cut or injury made with the teeth, or the part cut off by biting: The dog gave the postman a nasty bite. • Can I have a bite of your apple?

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NOUN bitmaps (ICT) a bitmap is a way of displaying an image on a computer. The image is broken up into small pieces of information called pixels that can be stored as units in the computer memory VERB bitmaps, bitmapping, bitmapped (ICT) to create or display an image on a computer in this way bitter ADJECTIVE 1 bitter things have a sour rather than a sweet taste: Lemon juice is bitter. 2 if the weather is bitter, it is uncomfortably cold: a bitter winter’s night 3 to be bitter is to be angry and

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Chambers Primary Thesaurus lists over 50,000 alternative and opposite words to help pupils develop their vocabulary and choose the most effective word for the occasion. Special boxes and panels offer synonyms for the most common words.

£8.99 • 978 0550 10320 8 400pp • 210 x 148mm Hardback worksheets available at www.chamberslearning.com hostile  humid

Easy-to-use with clear A-Z layout

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Opposites clearly marked

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hostile nations warlike, unsympathetic, unfriendly, opposed, warring 6 OPPOSITES friendly, welcoming

hot

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1 a hot climate warm, burning, scorching, roasting, baking, boiling, sizzling, sweltering, sultry, tropical 6 OPPOSITES cold, cool 2 a hot curry spicy, peppery, sharp, strong 6 OPPOSITES mild, bland

house

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rows of neat little houses building, residence, home Ɇ FORMAL WORDS dwelling

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Here are some types of house: bungalow, chalet, cottage, croft, detached, farmhouse, hall, homestead, hut, igloo, lodge, log cabin, manor, manse, mansion, parsonage, ranch house, semidetached, shack, shanty, terraced, town house, tree house, vicarage, villa

hover

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1 a hawk hovering above hang, poise, float, drift, fly, flutter, flap 2 He hovered by the telephone, waiting for a call. pause, linger, hang about, hesitate

however

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I love most fruit. However, I don’t like avocados. nevertheless, nonetheless, still, yet, even so

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huddle

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The campers huddled round a campfire. cluster, meet, gather, crowd, press, cuddle, snuggle, nestle 6 OPPOSITES disperse, scatter

huff

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Tina walked out in a huff. sulks, mood, bad mood, anger, rage, passion

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VERB

The little girl hugged her mother tightly. cuddle, squeeze, hold, clasp, grip, cling to

huge

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a huge elephant immense, vast, enormous, massive, giant, gigantic 6 OPPOSITES tiny

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I could hear the bees humming in the garden. buzz, whirr, purr, drone, sing, murmur, mumble, throb, pulse, vibrate

human

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He’s quite human once you get to know him. kind, considerate, understanding, compassionate 6 OPPOSITES inhuman

humble

ADJECTIVE

1 She is very humble despite being so talented. modest, meek, polite, respectful 6 OPPOSITES proud, conceited 2 their humble home ordinary, plain, simple, modest, lowly, common, commonplace, unimportant 6 OPPOSITES important, grand

humid

ADJECTIVE

The weather in Florida was hot and humid. damp, moist, clammy, sticky, muggy, steamy

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Chambers Primary Rhyming Dictionary

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Chambers Primary Rhyming Dictionary provides all the resources children need to create their own rhymes and poems, with groups of rhyming words clearly and attractively presented in a colour layout.

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• Easy-to-use index makes finding rhymes simple • Includes place names, first names, fictional characters and famous people • Spelling patterns highlighted • Over 30 fun illustrations • Over 50 short verses specially written by popular poet Benjamin Zephaniah

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Includes the names of fictional characters and famous people

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Chambers Language Builder

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• Clear spelling guidance on over 7,500 words • Easy-to-follow system shows how to form derived words from root words • Clear layout and simple index make navigation simple • Extra sections cover proper nouns, numbers and short forms

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Chambers Spell It Yourself!

By Gill Francis ‘Right in tune with National Curriculum requirements’, Professor Ronald Carter, consultant and developer, QCA Compiled with the expert input of teachers of English, Chambers Language Builder is an accessible guide to grammar. With an attractive colour design and clear, unstuffy style, it features manageable explanations backed up by activities, examples and fun illustrations all aimed at reinforcing learning points. • Covers all essential principles from word classes to sentence types • Short activities and real-world examples consolidate each point • Reminders of the differences between standard English and non-standard usage

£6.99 • 978 0550 10340 6 224pp • 210 x 148mm Paperback

worksheets available at www.chamberslearning.com

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Chambers Harrap’s Primary French Dictionary

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Chambers Harrap’s Primary Spanish Dictionary

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Chambers Harrap’s Primary French Dictionary and Chambers Harrap’s Primary Spanish Dictionary each contain 250 dialogues, 300 games and activities and, on the CD-ROM, six songs that together make up a complete learning package addressing the different learning abilities of children. The accompanying Teachers’ Resource Packs feature a wide range of fun teaching ideas to bring language to life.

Also available: Teachers’ Resource Packs Chambers Harrap’s Primary French Teachers’ Resource Pack £15.00 978 0550 10301 7 • Paperback • 32pp • 297 x 210mm Chambers Harrap’s Primary Spanish Teachers’ Resource Pack £15.00 978 0550 10302 4 • Paperback • 32pp • 297 x 210mm £9.99 • Hardback • 128pp • 240 x 170mm Primary French Dictionary: 978 0550 10291 1 Primary Spanish Dictionary: 978 0550 10292 8

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these) by which radio or television advert NOUN, informal an signals are received or sent advertisement aero- PREFIX of air or aircraft advertise VERB 1 to make known to the public 2 to stress the good  Comes from Greek aer meaning C points of (a product for sale) ‘air’ D advertisement NOUN a aerobatics PLURAL NOUN stunts photograph, short film, etc intended performed by an aircraft E to persuade the public to buy a aerobics SINGULAR NOUN a system particular product of physical exercise which aims F to strengthen the heart and lungs advice NOUN 1 something said to G help someone trying to make a by increasing the body's oxygen consumption Alphabet tab H decision etc 2 a formal notice aerodrome NOUN a landing and  Do not confuse with: advise . Alphabet tab helps learners I maintenance station for aircraft To help you remember: ‘ice’ is a aerodynamic ADJECTIVE helps learners find words noun, ‘ise’ is not. J to promote more efficient find wordsdesigned easily movement through air K advisable ADJECTIVE wise, sensible > advisability NOUN easily aeronautics SINGULAR NOUN the L advise VERB 1 to give advice to science or art of navigation in the air M 2 to recommend (an action etc) > adviser or advisor NOUN aeroplane or US airplane NOUN N a flying machine with fixed wings Extra help with  Do not confuse with: advice. and an engine (short form plane) To help you remember: ‘ice’ is a O easily confused aerosol NOUN a container of liquid noun, so ‘ise’ must be the verb. P and gas under pressure, from which words advisory ADJECTIVE giving advice the liquid is squirted as a mist Q advocate NOUN (pronounced aesthetic (pronounced ees-thetad-vo-kat) in Scotland, a lawyer ik) ADJECTIVE 1 having to do with R who pleads cases in court  VERB beauty or its appreciation 2 artistic, S (pronounced ad-vo-keit) to pleasing to the eye > aesthetically Examples argue for or recommend: I do not ADVERB T advocate the use of force affable ADJECTIVE pleasant, easy to show how a U aeon or eon (pronounced ee-on) speak to > affability NOUN word is used NOUN a very long period of time, affair NOUN 1 events etc connected V an age with one person or thing: the W aerate (pronounced eir-eit) VERB to Watergate affair 2 (affairs) personal put air or another gas into (a liquid) concerns, transactions, etc: His X aerial ADJECTIVE 1 of, in or from the affairs seemed to be in order 3 business, concern: that's not your Y air: aerial photography 2 placed chambers primary mailing 09.indd 12 high up or overhead: aerial railway affair 4 a love affair

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VERB cut off, remove, sever, dissever, separate, dock, lop, curtail, truncate amuse VERB entertain, divert, regale, make laugh, tickle (informal), crease (informal), slay (informal), cheer (up), gladden, enliven, please, charm, delight, enthral, engross, absorb, interest, occupy, recreate, relax OPPOSITES bore, displease

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