Merriam-Webster Bücher

25,000 terms and their definitions with 8,000 full-color illustrations of a wide variety of objects from all aspects of life

Specially designed to meet the standards of the National Association for the Visually Handicapped, this dictionary contains 40,000 entries, clear definitions, spellings, and pronunciations, and includes a punctuation guide.

Mass Market Paperback - Two essential language references integrated into one handy volume. Nearly 60,000 dictionary entries. Nearly 500 new thesaurus entries added to cover new vocabulary.

Updated for 2006, Webster's New Explorer Encyclopedic Dictionary provides comprehensive coverage of American English as it is used today in the academic, business, scientific, and creative communities. Definitions are clearly written and precise. In-depth synonym, usage, and word history paragraphs expand and clarify meanings and offer direction on correct usage. Illustrations and tables offer additional information. This handsome volume is the ideal gift for word-lovers in the academic world and beyond.

This newly revised dictionary provides the guideposts that children in elementary school need to build vocabulary, comprehend spelling, and navigate the English language. Children will discover the meanings and uses of more than 36,000 words and phrases. Abundant usage sentences and phrases clarify different meanings of the word. Hundreds of illustrations, photographs and diagrams supplement definitions. Word root paragraphs, word histories, and synonym paragraphs help build vocabulary and improve spelling. Pronunciation paragraphs at the beginning of each letter. Special sections include Signs and Symbols; Confused and Misused and Misspelled words, guide to punctuation and Capitals and Italics.

"Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary is a bilingual, bidirectional dictionary designed to help users communicate effectively in American Spanish and English, which includes up-to-date coverage of essential, current vocabulary"--

Provides definitions, pronunciation, etymology, part of speech designation, and other information. Intended for use by students in grades six to eight.

"Provides definitions, pronunciations, etymologies, part of speech designations, and other appropriate information. Intended for use by students in grades nine to eleven"--

Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary Book With Jacket contains 225,000 clear and precise definitions along with 10,000 new words as well as more than 40,000 example sentences to better clarify meaning plus illustrate idiomatic use. 11th Edition hardcover book features a geographical section including 12,000 names, a biographical section with 6,000 names and a handbook of style. This essential resource merges print, electronic and online formats to deliver unprecedented accessibility as well as flexibility.

Designed to help advance students master spoken and written English as it is actually used, this groundbreaking new dictionary provides in-depth and up-to-date coverage of basic English vocabulary, grammar, and usage. Outstanding features include nearly 100,000 words and phrases, more than 160,000 usage examples, more than 22,000 idioms, verbal collocations, and commonly used phrases, and more than 1,000 original drawings--including 16 pages of full color art. Abundant supplemental information includes 25 pages of grammar.