Pitch and throw, grasp and know - what is a synonym

by Brian P. Cleary
illustrated by Brian Gable
Synonym:
A word that
has the same or
nearly the same
meaning as
another word
To my brother Danny—
the wordsmith of the family
—B.P.C.
by Brian P. Cleary
illustrated by Brian Gable
CAROLRHODA BOOKS, INC. / MINNEAPOLIS
t
o you
f
eel tired
Or bea
t
Or exhausted
from making the cake
that you’ve baked
and you’
ve frosted?
Because there are
synonyms,
you get
t
o choose

f
r
o
m
a
w
h
o
l
e
l
i
s
t
o
f
p
o
s
s
i
b
l
e
w
o
r
d
s
y

o
u
c
a
n
u
s
e
.
They’re words that are
p
r
a
c
t
i
c
a
l
l
y
,
n
e
a
r
l
y
the same,
l

ike,
gentle,
subdued,
Or incredibly
t
a
m
e.
Synonyms
help us be
less repe
titious
b
e
t
w
e
e
n
b
l
u
e
p
l
a
t
e
s
o

r
d
i
s
h
e
s
.
b
y
l
e
t
t
i
n
g
u
s
c
h
o
o
s
e
C
e
l
e
s

t
i
a
l
b
o
d
i
e
s
a
r
e
o
f
t
e
n
c
a
l
l
e
d
s
t
a
r
s
.

S
t
r
e
e
t
s
c
a
n
b
e
a
v
e
n
u
e
s
.
A
u
t
o
s
a
r
e
c
a

r
s
.
Synonyms
help us to be
more exact,
as in, Our fridge was raided
or
stormed
or a
tt
acked.
They give us
more op
tions
and make
things
precise,
like,
n
i
p
p
y
Or
f
r
e
e
z

i
n
g
Or
C
h
i
l
l
y
as ice.
and
pitch
and
throw,
T
h
e
y
’
r
e
w
o
r
d
s
l
i
k

e
,
t
o
s
s
comprehend
and grasp
and know.
Ye ll and holler.
Jump
and
leap
.
F
l
y
a
n
d
s
o
a
r
,
a
n
d
d
o

z
e
a
n
d
s
l
e
e
p
.
Richness and depth
are what synonyms raise
when they’re used in
a paragraph, Sentence, or phrase.
A lovely
and pretty
and beautiful city.
A cat
Or a feline
Could be called a kitty.
They let us pick
showering,
raining,or
pouring.