Easier English Basic Synonyms

Synonyms:
cold
with a low temperature
It’s too cold to go for a walk. 
쑗
 If you’re hot, have a glass of cold water. 
쑗
He had a plate of cold beef and salad.
cool
cold in a pleasant way, or colder than you would like or than you expect
It was hot on deck but nice and cool down below. 
쑗
 Wines should be stored
in a cool cellar. 
쑗
 The evenings were rather cool, so we sat inside.
freezing
very cold, or close to the temperature at which water freezes
It’s freezing outside.
frozen
at a temperature below that at which water freezes
We went skating on the frozen lake.
icy
covered with ice, or very cold
Be careful, the pavement is icy. 
쑗
 An icy wind was blowing
Antonyms:
warm
fairly hot
hot
very warm; with a high temperature
boiling
very hot
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collect
verb
Synonyms: collect, gather, assemble, hoard
collect
to bring things or people together, or to come together
We collected information from all the people who offered to help. 
쑗
A
crowd collected at the scene of the accident.
gather
to come together in one place, or be brought together by someone
Groups of people gathered outside the government building. 
쑗
 They
gathered together a team of experienced people for the new project.
assemble
to come together in a place, or to be brought together by someone,
especially formally or in an ordered way
We’ll assemble outside the hotel at 9 a.m. 
쑗
 They assembled a panel of
experts to renew the project. 
쑗
 Assemble all the items you need for the cake
before you start making it.
hoard
to buy and store supplies of something essential that you think you will
need in a crisis
Everyone started hoarding fuel during the strike.
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