The Wordsworth Thesaurus: For Home, Office and Study

The Wordsworth Thesaurus: For Home, Office and Study
ISBN-10
1853263028
ISBN-13
9781853263026
Category
Reference
Pages
392
Language
English
Published
1993
Publisher
Wordsworth Editions

Description

Arranged in alphabetical form, the entries in this thesaurus are suited to home, office and student use and are designed to provide the word being sought quickly. It contains over 150,000 entries with cross-referencing and both British and American English.

Similar books

  • The Wordsworth Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
    By Martin H. Manser

    This dictionary aims to help users to find the most appropriate word to use on a wide range of occasions.

  • Wordsworth Dictionary and Thesaurus
    By Catherine Schwarz

    This volume combines a 45,000 definition English dictionary with an accessible, alphabetically-arranged thesaurus which contains over 150,000 entries.

  • The Wordsworth Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms
    By Rodney Dale, Steve Puttick

    ... Aid to Russian Christians ( founded by Jane Ellis ( 1951-98 ) ARCA Associate of the Royal Cambrian Academy ARCA Associate of the Royal Canadian Academy ARCE Academical Rank of Civil Engineers Arch archaic ; archaism Arch archipelago ...

  • Dictionary and Thesaurus
    By Staff, Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Wordsworth Editions Limited

    Dictionary and Thesaurus

  • The Wordsworth Dictionary of Eponyms
    By Martin H. Manser

    Eponyms are words derived from the names of real, fictional, mythical or spurious characters. There are many eponyms in everyday use in English, and this work offers an insight into the heritage and development of the language.

  • Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Students: Helpful, Descriptive, Precise Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every High School and College Student...
    By Justin Cord Hayes, David Olsen, Burton Jay Nadler

    Unlike other titles that simply list related terms for each entry, this volume offers a pronunciation guide, definition, and a sample sentence for every word you look up, as well as for each of the synonyms under that entry.

  • Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
    By Merriam-Webster, Inc

    ... a room > < a wind backs when it shifts to a counterclockwise direction > Often when followed by out or down it implies a receding from a stand or attitude , or a retreating from a promise or an engagement < he will never back down&nbsp;...

  • Bartlett's Roget's Thesaurus

    An updated edition of Roget's word-finder reorganizes it according to new, more modern subject categories, features 350,000 entries, and contains hundreds of example quotations from throughout history

  • The Wordsworth Word Finder
    By Marc McCutcheon

    ... known as the bush leagues . bush league the A or AA minor leagues or lower leagues . buzzer a ball pitched so fast that it literally " buzzes . " cannon a powerful throwing arm . caught leaning a base runner who has taken too much&nbsp;...

  • The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words (Expanded Third Edition)
    By Peter E. Meltzer

    (David McKie, Parliamentary Commentary: “A Little Light Shines Wanly,” Guardian [London], 2/6/1986.) ... (David Murray, “Disappearance of Marriage Threatens to Destroy Our Culture,” National Minority Politics, 8/31/1994.)&nbsp;...