Thesaurus: viaduct, aqueduct, flyover, overpass, link, connection, bond, cross, span, arch over, join, straddle, connect, unite, reconcile.

Thesaurus: attempt, try for, pursue, struggle, toil, apply oneself, effort, undertaking, plan, venture, enterprise, application, scheme, project.

Thesaurus: House of God, holy place, church, mosque, synagogue, shrine, sanctuary, cathedral, place of worship, forehead, brow.

Thesaurus: personality, temperament, nature, mentality, reputation, type, sort, essence, quality, integrity, identity, spirit, uniqueness, trait, non-conformist, eccentric, theatrical part, letter, sign, symbol, figure.

Thesaurus: fort, stronghold, castle, fastness, citadel, redoubt, bastion.

Thesaurus: precipice, rock face, bluff, escarpment, scar, scarp, steep, crag, ridge, stack, overhang, gorge, ravine.

Thesaurus: courtesy, respect, benevolence, quid pro quo, thoughtfulness, caring, taking into account, attention, estimate, reward.

Thesaurus: H2O, Adam’s ale, river, sea, ocean, lake, steam, ice, rain, snow, wet, moisten, sprinkle, irrigate, saturate, hydrate, dilute, moderate, weaken, water down.

Thesaurus: change, alteration, modification, metamorphosis, sea change, transfiguration, reorganisation, renewal, transmutation, conversion, revolution.

Thesaurus: lampblack, ivory black, Indian ink, dark, dirty, dismal, foul, malignant, horrible, evil, night, dusky, dark pigmentation, charred, mourning, black-tie, blackout, blacklist, blackmail, black sheep, Black Death, black ice, Black Stone, blackberry, black magic, black economy, black as a tinker’s pot, blackball.

Thesaurus: knowing, awareness, warning, moral sense, ethics, principles, beliefs, innermost thought, inner voice, sense of right and wrong, scruples, fairness, ‘still small voice’, prisoner of conscience, conscientious objector.

Thesaurus: waste, refuse, trash, spoilage, debris, litter, junk, garbage, flotsam and jetsam, criticise, find fault, disparage, besmirch, nonsense, claptrap, drivel, gobbledegook, twaddle, boloney.

Thesaurus: safeguard, preservation, defence, loving care, conservation, guardianship, screen, restriction, insurance, precaution, cover, armour, shelter, barrier.

Thesaurus: decomposition, breakdown, erosion, crumble, decline, perish, rot, deteriorate, go to pot.

Thesaurus: substantial, real, solid, tangible, definite, physical, material, visible, firm, positive, genuine, bona fide, specific.

Thesaurus: proportional view, vista, distance, depth, convergent view, outlook, interpretation, stance, approach, aspect, relative position, frame of reference, spatial distribution, in ratio.

Thesaurus: Payne’s grey, gunmetal, slate, colourless, neutral, drab, cold, somber, murky, ashen, ambiguous, dull, overcast, tedious, monotonous, boring, unremarkable, the Greys, grey hair, pepper and salt, greyhound, grey economy, Grey Friar.

Thesaurus: stop, danger, alizarin, scarlet, crimson, burgundy, vermilion, carmine, madder, cerise, rose, dragon’s blood, ruby, garnet, cochineal, hot, angry, blush, ruddy, bloodshot, ginger, red herring, Communist, red card, red tape, red-light district, Red Cross, red carpet, redneck, in the red, red blooded, red ensign.

Thesaurus: citrus fruit, Seville, navel orange, clementine, mandarin, tangerine, Mars orange, cadmium orange, old gold, marmalade, orangery, orange juice, orangeade, Orange Order, House of Orange.

Thesaurus: might, strength, energy, ability, capacity, potential, authority, control, forcefulness, capacity, influence, charisma, vigour, competence, eloquence, dominance, mastery, nation, grunt.

Thesaurus: bright, happy, bullion, gold bar, coin, solid gold, gold reserve, winner, first, gold medal, gold star, golden boy/girl, crock of gold, golden oldie, gold standard, golden wedding, golden mean, gold digger, golden age, Golden Fleece, golden touch, golden handshake, golden calf, golden hello, good as gold.

Thesaurus: motif, design, composition, structure, form, model, example, prototype, decoration, arrangement, uniformity, plan, rule.

Thesaurus: demise, passing, eternal rest, extinction, destruction, decay, end, non-existence, obliteration, elimination, the Grim Reaper.

Thesaurus: bistre, sepia, ochre, raw and burnt sienna, raw and burnt umber, Vandyke brown, tobacco, chocolate, toffee, hazel, mahogany, walnut, brunette, sear, singe, toasted, swarthy, suntan, brown as a berry, Brown Owl, Brownie, Brownshirt, browned off, brown fat, brown bread, brown rice.

Thesaurus: embedded or basal part, foundations, source, beginnings, nub, essence, ancestors, heritage, homeland, community, searches, pokes about, etymology, applaud, encourage, rootstock, bulbs, rhizomes, tubers, corms.

Thesaurus: feel, touch, appearance, finish, surface, pattern, substance.

Thesaurus: port, marina, haven, waterfront, anchorage, shelter, place of safety, sanctuary, accommodate, shield, protect, nurse, cling to.

Thesaurus: past, bygone days, olden times, antiquity, days of yore, chronicle, record, account, archive, background, life story.

Thesaurus: hedgehog, sea-urchin, hunchback, elf or imp, mischievous child, waif, rascal, whippersnapper, ragamuffin, mudlark, nipper, little monkey.

Thesaurus: cold, freezing, ice crystals, rime, hoarfrost, ground frost, verglas, Jack Frost, frostbite, make opaque, frosted glass, stiffness, coldness, unfriendly.

Thesaurus: sunshine, lemon, canary, gamboge, cadmium yellow, Naples yellow, yellow ochre, buttercup, daffodil, honey, blonde, flaxen, gild, sallow, unhealthy, jaundice, yellow fever, sulphur, cowardly, yellow streak, yellow-belly, yellow peril, Yellow Pages, yellow lines, yellow flag.

Thesaurus: patience, acceptance, passive consent, broadmindedness, open-mindedness, liberality, sufferance, forbearance, calmness, understanding, endurance, forgiveness, variation.

Thesaurus: blackness, night, pitch black, murk, gloom, dusk, twilight, gloaming, mysterious, obscure, unsure, unsafe, shadow, evil, wickedness, iniquity, immorality.

Thesaurus: flake white, titanium white, zinc white, Chinese white, bleach, pale, white as a sheet, albino, pure, moral, virginal, innocent, snow, chalk, marble, ivory, milky, Caucasian, fresh, spotless, White House, white stick, white hot, white feather, white elephant, white noise, white flag, white magic, white lie, White Paper, White Ensign, white goods, whitewash.

Thesaurus: relax, ease, take a break, holiday, interval, breathing space, halt, unwind, recharge one’s batteries, support, repose, sleep, snooze, depend, be positioned, remainder, residue, surplus.

Thesaurus: graveyard, burial ground, necropolis, churchyard, catacombs, boneyard, God’s Acre, garden of rest or remembrance.

Thesaurus: path, trail, track, passage, direction, course, approach, strategy, sequence of changes or events, progression.

Thesaurus: monument, cenotaph, plaque, cairn, shine, mausoleum, tribute, remembrance, gravestone, memento, commemoration.

Thesaurus: signature, seal, mark, emblem, cipher, endorse, portent, miracle, omen, indication, warning, signal, foghorn, siren, gesture, wink, gesticulate, recruit, hire, enlist.

Thesaurus: error, slip, gaffe, blunder, wrong impression, omission, oversight, misunderstand, misjudge, misinterpretation, wrong end of the stick, barking up the wrong tree.

Thesaurus: foremost part, face, façade, exterior, foreground, foreword, prelude, front line, battleground, leading position, priority, vanguard, pioneer, avant-garde, demeanor, public face, cover, disguise, smokescreen, part facing the sea, weather front.

Thesaurus: mirror image, likeness, refraction, shine, glisten, hindsight, thoughtfulness, symbolic, observation.

BLUE
Thesaurus: sky-blue, azure, aquamarine, turquoise, indigo, sapphire, navy, ultramarine, cobalt, Prussian blue, cerulean, woad, lapis lazuli, depressed, sad, fed up, honour: Cambridge/Oxford blue, pornographic, erotic, risqué, blue language, blue film, blue blood, blue-stocking.

Thesaurus: quiescence, motionlessness, passivity, placid, repose, silence, hush, peacefulness, calm, at rest, unstirring, inactive, stationary, serene, undisturbed, tranquility.

Thesaurus: shore, coast, beach, sands, shingle, strand, water’s edge, lido, pleasure ground.

Thesaurus: emerald, jade, viridian, lime, moss, mint, olive, avocado, pea- green, bottle-green, Lincoln green, sea-green, chartreuse, loden, vert, chlorophyll, unripe, immature, inexperienced, gullible, pale sickly, envy, jealousy, grassy, verdant, supple, pliable, ecological, environmental, village green, Green Party, green fingers, green light, go, Green Man, Green Beret.

Thesaurus: receptivity, welcome, assent, consent, acquiescence, compliance, compromise, adoption, forbearance, belief, trust, faith, confirmation, undertaking.

Thesaurus: sustain, strengthen, endorse, validate, reinforce, maintain, assist, hearten, champion, brace, underpinning, look after.

Thesaurus: building, putting up, establishment, erection, assembly, arrangement, structure, creation, composition, fabrication, interpretation, meaning.

Thesaurus: empty, void, extract, remove, filter, evacuate, cleanse, draw off, eliminate, clearance, flow, bleed, deplete, exhaust, fatigue, sink, ditch, gutter, sewer.

Thesaurus: stability, equilibrium, steadiness, impartiality, fairness, symmetry, counteract, residue, compare, scales.

Thesaurus: refuge, asylum, retreat, temple, dwelling, sanctuary, haven, protect, defend, safeguard, cover, shield, screen, secret place.