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Roget's Thesaurus is the world's most famous and trusted word-finder. First published in 1852 it has now sold over 32 million copies worldwide and has become the indispensable desk companion for generations of speakers and writers of English. Unlike most other thesauruses, it groups words thematically rather than in a straight A-Z sequence, thus offering the writer and speaker a much more creative and subtle means of finding new ways to express their thoughts: it is essential for anyone who wants to improve their command, creative use and enjoyment of English, and is perfect for composing speeches, or for writing all manner of prose and poetry. It remains, definitively, a writer's best friend.Roget's Thesaurus is part of the Penguin Reference Library and draws on over 70 years of experience in bringing reliable, useful and clear information to millions of readers around the world - making knowledge everybody's property.

This children's dictionary includes illustrations of more complicated words.

A major new edition of one of the classic dictionaries of idioms available, encompassing all idiomatic and catch phrase elements of the language - including the latest ones.

Offers a revised and updated text, with additional features. Each entry in the dictionary has been re-edited and revised, where necessary. Colloquial and technical terms have been added, with usage and grammar notes included, and help is provided on common misspellings and mispronunciations.

This fascinating reference presents more than 1,800 of the most interesting and difficult-to-grasp expressions used by Brits around the world. Completely indexed.

A dictionary designed for learners of the English language explains the meanings and usage of a wide range of words

It's two books in one, with over 200,000 entries -- and that saves time and trouble! This combination of dictionary and thesaurus brings you right to the word you need. Because the synonyms are linked to definitions, it's less likely you'll choose one that doesn't convey exactly the right meaning. Of course, it also does everything you'd expect a regular dictionary to do -- detail grammar, highlight slang, suggest antonyms, and give pronunciation guidelines.

Chambers Idioms will be of great value to all users and learners of English. The dictionary has many features which demonstrate the richness and variety of English idioms. Meanings of idiomatic expressions given in language which is easy to understand. Example sentences and phrases showing the idioms in actual use. Extensive cross-references making the idioms easy to find. Interesting information giving the origin and background of the idioms.

For anyone who has had to work out of a suitcase on a business trip or with a laptop computer on a plane, reference books pose a problem. Now Oxford comes to the rescue with the Oxford Color Compact Thesaurus, the perfect companion to the Oxford Color Compact Dictionary. Compact, reliable, and with a durable flexi-cover, this handy, full-color reference is packed with 150,000 synonyms and has been redesigned to offer all the key information of a larger book in a compact format. With its attractive color layout, the result is a remarkably complete, convenient, authoritative, and easy-to-use portable synonym finder. All the words you want are at your fingertips on one fully cross-referenced A-Z sequence. Example phrases clarify less obvious senses, and there is information on related synonyms and antonyms. Ideal for writing letters, reports, and essays, for crosswords, and simply to increase your word power, this is the most comprehensive color thesaurus of its size. No matter where you find yourself in search of a word, the Oxford Compact Color Thesaurus will always be at hand, providing instant access to an immense vocabulary.