frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

his argument were considerably weakened by her disarming
candour.
sinewy adj. strong, powerful, muscular, mighty, stout, wiry, robust,
tough; strapping, brawny, burly: She looked so tiny and fragile
cradled in his huge sinewy arms.
sinful adj. corrupt, evil, wicked, bad, wrong, wrongful, iniquitous,
vile, base, profane, immoral, profligate, depraved, criminal,
sacrilegious, ungodly, unholy, demonic, irreligious, impious,
irreverent: Anything that you like as much as you like
chocolate must be sinful. They would never condone such sinful
behaviour in our church.
sing v. 1 chant, intone, carol, vocalize, trill, croon, pipe, chirp,
warble; chorus; yodel: It was a wonderful spring day and
Barbara felt like singing. Can you sing On the Road to Mandalay
? 2 whistle, pipe, peep: I have just bought a singing kettle.
3 tell, tattle, name names, Slang rat, snitch, squeal, blow the
whistle, peach, spill the beans: They found out that Johnny had
been singing to the cops about the bank job.
singe v. char, blacken, sear, scorch, burn: Unfortunately, I singed
the tail of my shirt while ironing it.
singer n. vocalist, soloist, songster, crooner, chanteuse,
nightingale, minstrel, troubadour, balladeer, caroller,
chorister, choirboy, choir girl, choir member, chorus-boy,
chorus girl, chorus-member, Colloq songbird, canary, thrush:
She used to be a professional singer.
single adj. 1 unmarried, unwed, unattached, free; celibate: She
remained single till she was twenty-two. 2 singular,
individual, distinct, solitary; one, only, sole, lone, unique,
isolated: There wasn't a single person there who could think
for himself. A single shot rang out. 3 separate, distinct,
individual, solitary: Every single hair is rooted in its
follicle.
--v. 4 single out. select, choose, pick, separate, take or put
or set aside or apart, distinguish, cull, segregate, fix or
fasten on: Why was she singled out for special treatment?