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| oxford thesaurus: The Oxford English Dictionary Oxford University Press, 1989 The Oxford English Dictionary is the ultimate authority on the usage and meaning of English words and phrases, and a fascinating guide to the evolution of our language. It traces the usage, meaning and history of words from 1150 AD to the present day. No dictionary of any language approaches the OED in thoroughness, authority, and wealth of linguistic information. The OED defines over half a million words, and includes almost 2.4 million illustrative quotations, providing an invaluable record of English throughout the centuries. The 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. The OED has a unique historical focus. Accompanying each definition is a chronologically arranged group of quotations that trace the usage of words, and show the contexts in which they can be used. The quotations are drawn from a huge variety of international sources - literary, scholarly, technical, popular - and represent authors as disparate as Geoffrey Chaucer and Erica Jong, William Shakespeare and Raymond Chandler, Charles Darwin and John Le Carré. In all, nearly 2.5 million quotations can be found in the OED . Other features distinguishing the entries in the Dictionary are authoritative definitions of over 500,000 words; detailed information on pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet; listings of variant spellings used throughout each word's history; extensive treatment of etymology; and details of area of usage and of any regional characteristics (including geographical origins). |
| oxford thesaurus: The Oxford Thesaurus Laurence Urdang, 1997 First published in 1991, the very successful first edition of The Oxford Thesaurus has now sold over 126,000 copies. This new edition (NB new format), which for the first time includes antonyms in the main A-Z text, along with many additional new synonyms, broadens the book's appeal still further. The Oxford Thesaurus remains the most useful A-Z thesaurus available today, with more practical guidance for the user than any other competing title. Around 350,000 synonyms and antonyms, covering general English as well as thousands of regional and idiomatic words and expressions, are listed in A-Z form for ease of reference. Generous and detailed labelling shows how to use synonyms, and example sentences throughout make it even easier to select the correct synonym. The most useful synonyms (ie those that are closest in meaning to the headword) are listed first - a more helpful arrangement than a simple alphabetical listing under the headword. If the word for which you seek an alternative is not to be found as a headword, you can simply turn to the synonym index which lists 265,000 synonyms and shows you under which headword each synonym is located. In addition, all synonyms which also have their own headword entry (at which further related words may be found) are indicated by a simple cross-reference symbol. On the first edition: 'handier than Roget both in being alphabetical and in offering example-sentences. The mot juste in just a mo.' Prof. Sir Randolph Quirk, The Observer. |
| oxford thesaurus: Oxford Mini Thesaurus Maurice Waite, 2013-05-09 An easy-to-use thesaurus containing over 120,000 synonyms and antonyms. |
| oxford thesaurus: Oxford Thesaurus of English Maurice Waite, 2009-08-13 The leading single-volume English thesaurus explores the richness of the English language with hundreds of thousands of synonyms and antonyms, and thousands of example sentences drawn from the Oxford English Corpus; finds the word you need quickly with carefully chosen and arranged synonyms; broadens your vocabulary and finds solutions to word puzzles and crosswords with hundreds of thematic word lists; and helps express yourself more accurately with hundreds of 'Choose the Right Word' boxes exploring the difference between similar words. --Book Jacket. |
| oxford thesaurus: Little Oxford Thesaurus Maurice Waite, 2006 This is a major new edition of the Little Oxford Thesaurus offering the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential vocabulary for all your writing needs. It provides 140,000 alternative and opposite words, and gives the closest and most frequently used synonyms first, making the thesaurus quick and easy to use. Thousands of real examples of usage from the Oxford English Corpus show synonyms in context and help you to identify the correct sense. A brand-new Better English centre section offers extra help with spelling, as well as hints and tips on grammar and punctuation, and is ideal for quick reference when writing. |
| oxford thesaurus: The New Oxford Thesaurus of English Patrick Hanks, 2000 The New Oxford Thesaurus of English is a completely new and unique top-of-the-range thesaurus. It is the result of intensive research and exploitation of Oxfords unique bank of linguistic databases. It provides comprehensive coverage of English as it is used today, including World English, and rare, unusual, and colloquial senses. The A-Z format, elegant open design, with new elements starting on a new line, and the most useful alternative words given first, make this thesaurus particularly accessible. Help on how to use senses correctly is given through practical example phrases and the cross-referencing system takes the user to other useful entries. Opposite and related words, and combining forms are clearly marked to distinguish them from the rest of the entry. In-text notes give invaluable advice on the use of awkward and confusable synonyms, and boxed noun lists provide a wealth of information on a wide variety of subjects, from actors and actresses to types of whisky. |
| oxford thesaurus: Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus Christine A. Lindberg, 2008 Some 25,000 word meanings and connotations are explained by more than 300,000 synonyms, 10,000 antonymns, 250 notes by well-known authors, and many sample sentences. |
| oxford thesaurus: Oxford Large Print Thesaurus , 2004 Authoritative, up-to-date, and with exceptionally clear print, the Paperback Oxford Large Print Thesaurus contains over 130,000 alternative and opposite words, drawing on the most recent findings of the language research programme at Oxford University Press.Its clear page layout, designed in association with the Royal National Institute for the Blind, offers enlarged fonts, larger margins, generous line-spacing, and good quality paper, making it quick and easy to find the word you need. Special attention has been given to the binding and choice ofpaper, ensuring that there is minimum 'glare' and 'show-through'.Ideal for both adults and children, particularly those with vision impairment, the Paperback Oxford Large Print Thesaurus is a valuable reference tool for use at home, school, or the office, and is great for word games. Lightweight and affordable, it is also the perfect companion to the PaperbackOxford Large Print Dictionary. |
| oxford thesaurus: Oxford Compact Thesaurus Maurice Waite, Lucy Hollingworth, Duncan Marshall, 2005-01-01 Both authoritative and easy to use, this major new edition of the Compact Oxford Thesaurus offers up-to-date coverage of over 300,000 alternative and opposite words, with thousands more examples of real usage to help you identify the synonym you need. Based on the unrivalled databases of Oxford's language research programme, it provides the best selections of alternative words for you to choose from. The most useful alternative words are listed first, and the closest is highlighted for maximum accessibility, making the thesaurus quick and easy to use. Besides synonyms, the Compact Oxford Thesaurus also gives you opposites and brand-new Word Link panels to broaden your vocabulary e.g. choreography at dance, and geriatric at old. Also new to this edition are a more clear and open layout and a two-colour text design which makes the thesaurus even more accessible. In addition, the brand-new Essential English centre section gives you lots of help on improving your writing skills,and guidance to help you get the best out of the thesaurus. The Compact Oxford Thesaurus is perfect for anyone who wants to increase their vocabulary and write more effectively, as well as for word games. Its robust and durable format makes it ideal for use at home, school, and the office. |
| oxford thesaurus: Oxford English Dictionary for Schools Robert E. Allen, 2006 BLEasy to use - find the words you want, fast! Written and designed toensure it is both age appropriate and beautifully easy to use.BLGet it right - example sentences from children's books show you how it's done.Example sentences from authors including David Almond, Anne Fine, WilliamGolding, Anthony Horrowitz, Beverley Naidoo and many more from KS3/ 4 Frameworkreading lists as well as age- appropriate fiction.BLMake sure you're covered - contains all curriculum subjects for KS3.Specifically aimed at KS3 and KS4 across the curriculum, closely linked to theKS3 Literacy Framework, plus language panels for project work, cross-curriculumvocabulary and synonyms for overused words. |
| oxford thesaurus: A Thesaurus of Old English: Introduction and thesaurus Jane Roberts, 2000 |
| oxford thesaurus: Compact Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus Maurice Waite, Sara Hawker, 2009 Reference. |
| oxford thesaurus: Oxford Roald Dahl Dictionary Roald Dahl, 2018-05-10 A dictionary of real and invented words used by the world's best storyteller. 'Roald Dahl Dictionary' reveals what they mean, where they came from and how he used them in his stories. It will inspire you to choose and use each word brilliantly in your own writing - whether it's a real word, a Roald Dahl word or your own made-up one. |
| oxford thesaurus: The Oxford paperback thesaurus Maurice Waite, 2012 300,000 synonyms and antonyms with thousands of usage examples from real English to show how synonyms are used in context.--Publisher's description. |
| oxford thesaurus: Oxford English Thesaurus for Schools Oxford Dictionaries,, 2012-05-03 The Oxford English Thesaurus for Schools is carefully targeted to support secondary school students with their creative writing, to extend vocabulary, improve spelling, punctuation, and grammar, and to inspire them to become confident writers. Ideal support for Controlled Assessments. |
| oxford thesaurus: Oxford First Thesaurus Andrew Delahunty, 2002 The Oxford First Thesaurus is a new, highly innovative reference book that will help children develop a confident writing style of their own. It is unique in that it is the only illustrated thesaurus at this level. It is set to become the favourite children's reference tool for buddingwriters. Wonderful picture book illustrations bring this reference title to life and helps children to develop an interest in words and to grow their vocabulary for writing at school and at home.Special Features :* Over 100 headwords listed alphabetically with a page or spread of their own.* Over 1000 synonyms given along with opposites, sample sentences, word families, and descriptive vocabulary.* Fits the NLS requirements at Y1 and Y2.* Includes over-used words.* Introduces the idea of a thesaurus as distinct from a dictionary.* Develops alphabetical skills and develops grammar.* Companion to the Oxford First Dictionary. |
| oxford thesaurus: The Oxford Thesaurus of Current English , 1997 |
| oxford thesaurus: Little Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus Charlotte Livingstone, 2008-01-01 The Little Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus provides an authoritative dictionary and an extensive easy-to-use thesaurus all in one. Designed to be a convenient and comprehensive reference work, individual entries contain both dictionary definitions for an accurate and up-to-date guide to the language as well as thesaurus synonyms to increase your vocabulary and improve your style. Where thesaurus synonyms are slang, derogatory or old-fashioned uses of words, they are labelled to give you guidance. This new `Little' Oxford book will be useful on many occasions, from writing a letter to solving a crossword puzzle. |
| oxford thesaurus: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary PB with CD-ROM , 2003-04-10 The Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary gives the vital support which advanced students need, especially with the essential skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. In the book: * 170,000 words, phrases and examples * New words: so your English stays up-to-date * Colour headwords: so you can find the word you are looking for quickly * Idiom Finder * 200 'Common Learner Error' notes show how to avoid common mistakes * 25,000 collocations show the way words work together * Colour pictures: 16 full page colour pictures On the CD-ROM: * Sound: recordings in British and American English, plus practice tools to help improve pronunciation * UNIQUE! Smart Thesaurus helps you choose the right word * QUICKfind looks up words for you while you are working or reading on screen * UNIQUE! SUPERwrite gives on screen help with grammar, spelling and collocation when you are writing * Hundreds of interactive exercises |
| oxford thesaurus: Oxford Learner's Thesaurus , 2008 Contains the Oxford learner's thesaurus, printable topic maps, exercices, study pages and thesaurus trainer--Étiquette. |
| oxford thesaurus: The Australian Student's Colour Thesaurus Anne Knight, 2005 The Australian Student's Oxford Thesaurus is the ideal resource to help Secondary students expand their vocabulary. This revised edition now has coloured headwords, and contains over 150,000 similar and related words. This durable hardback contains example phrases which show students how a word is used in a sentence, building their wordpower, and also features usage notes to help students overcome difficult and frequently misused words. |
| oxford thesaurus: Oxford Illustrated Children's Thesaurus 2018 Oxford Dictionaries, 2018-06-21 An easy-to-use family thesaurus to boost wordpower and spark creative writing with new vocabulary-building activities, over 40,000 synonyms and examples to help you pick the best words. Packed with high-quality photos, word webs on key topics to help with project work, overused word panels and writing tips - it is the perfect homework help. |
| oxford thesaurus: Oxford Junior Illustrated Dictionary Sheila Dignen, 2007 This new 2007 edition of the Oxford Junior Illustrated Dictionary features over 10,000 entries in alphabetical order, in a clear and accessible design, with many new photographs and illustrations. Each page is colourful, clear and accessible: simple, easy-to-read numbered meanings, and wordclasses. There are also panels that focus on overused words, words belonging to the same family and key language features such as connectives or apostrophes.Another unique feature is the example sentences by well-known children's authors, such as Dick King-Smith, Jacqueline Wilson and Roald Dahl. These show the words actually in use to reinforce meaning but they also hook children in to using language effectively. Unique to Oxford, they take childrenbeyond looking up a word for spelling or meaning - and into thinking about reading and writing independently.The full alphabet appears on every page with a coloured tab on the letter of the page - plus the dictionary quartiles are picked out in a vibrant colour. Together, these are invaluable navigation tools for the child practising their alphabet skills. Guidewords also appear on every page.Extra material at the back is accurately levelled for the curriculum at this age. It includes information for spelling success, punctuation, simple grammar, key overused words (with alternatives) as well as word origins, prefixes and suffixes. |
| oxford thesaurus: The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus Frank R. Abate, 1996 We all know the feeling: trying to find a synonym for a word, we turn to a thesaurus and find a group of words that might be right, but the thesaurus doesn't provide us with definitions. So, we then turn to the dictionary to check the meanings for the entire list of new synonyms and, aftermuch flipping back and forth between thesaurus and dictionary, finally decide upon an alternative. Neither book, by itself, provides the full range of word choices. But now, The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus offers a thoroughly integrated blend of entries from the dictionary and the thesaurus.This unified approach, treating meanings and related words within the same entry, makes it easy to find--in one place--an abundance of information about words, and provides a far more thorough analysis of the variety and nuances of our language than is possible in a dictionary or thesaurus alone.Oxford's American dictionary staff, along with an international team of lexicographers, have drawn on the unparalleled lexical resources of Oxford University Press, the world's most respected authority on English language and dictionaries, to make The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus the mostwide-ranging resource available. It includes:* More than 190,000 definitions and 300,000 synonyms thoroughly integrated for ease of use* Full coverage of English from around the globe--brassed off, merrythought, billabong, Charles's Wain* Hundreds of new words such as shareware, carbon tax, grunge, and ram-raidValuable appendices, including:* Selected Proverbs--more than 1,000 new and old favorites such as Handsome is as handsome does, A trouble shared is a trouble halved, and There's many a good tune played on an old fiddle.Terms for Animal Groups (a gang of elk, a troop of kangaroos, a parliament of rooks)* Weights and Measures* Chemical Elements* Musical Notation* Presidents of the U.S.* Countries of the World* Helpful points on English usage, and much moreNo American dictionary or thesaurus offers as much as The Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus. It not only combines an up-to-date and thoroughly reliable dictionary of American English with full thesaurus coverage, but it also provides a unique global perspective of English, the lingua franca of thelate twentieth century. |
| oxford thesaurus: Little Oxford English Dictionary Sara Hawker, 2006 Packed with more than 107,000 definitions, the revised and updated edition of this popular, portable dictionary is completely up to date in its coverage. |
| oxford thesaurus: Oxford Primary Thesaurus Susan Rennie, 2018-09-06 This new edition of the Oxford Primary Thesaurus is bursting with thousands of synonyms, writing tips, overused words and word webs which will enrich children's writing. Entries are simple and clear, and include example sentences from children's favourite authors model how to use differentwords in context. Alphabet tabs on every page make navigation very easy. Extra writing support is given for overused words such as nice and good, topic vocabulary at words such as animal or castle, and writing tips at words such as food, weather and clothes suggest ways to create colourfuldescriptions. Finding new and alternative words is easy, quick and fun. The Oxford Primary Thesaurus is an invaluable reference tool for pupils to reflect, edit and improve their writing. An ideal companion to the new updated edition of the Oxford Primary Dictionary. Go online at www.oxfordschooldictionaries.com for the accompanying free downloadable activities. |
| oxford thesaurus: The Oxford Thesaurus Laurence Urdang, 1992 Includes over 275,000 synonyms with example sentences and guides to precise synonym choice. |
| oxford thesaurus: The Oxford Companion to English Literature Margaret Drabble, 2000 本书是《牛津英国文学指南》的最新版本。引进后作为“英美文学文库”的一册。对具有历史的及现代的重要意义的作家、作品、组织等均有简明介绍外,还收入了二十世纪新派文人. |
| oxford thesaurus: The Oxford Thesaurus Laurence Urdang, 1991 |
| oxford thesaurus: Oxford Compact Thesaurus Maurice Waite, 2005 Helping you get the best out of a thesaurus, this writing guide contains a two-colour text design, thousands of new example sentences, and Word Link panels to help improve your vocabulary. |
| oxford thesaurus: The Oxford Desk Thesaurus Laurence Urdang, 1995 A desk edition of the acclaimed thesaurus offers features that ensure fast, precise word selection--a unique cross-referencing system, labels identifying words that are not standard English, and grouping of synonyms if an entry has more than one sense. UP. |
| oxford thesaurus: Compact Oxford Thesaurus Maurice Waite, Lucy Hollingworth, Duncan Marshall, 2008 This is a revised edition of the 'Compact Oxford Thesaurus'. With over 300,000 synonyms and antonyms, this is an ideal tool for writing or reference at home, school, or work. |
| oxford thesaurus: Oxford Thesaurus of Current English Maurice Waite, 2006 This text provides authoritiative coverage of over 150,000 alternative and opposite words. Its bold page design makes it quick and easy to find the word you need, with informal, dialect, and literary words clearly marked. |
| oxford thesaurus: Bilingual Thematic Dictionaries Martin Stark, 2011-10-27 This book is concerned with bilingual thematic dictionaries (BTDs). The three chief aims of the research project are: 1) to identify the characteristic features of the bilingual thematic dictionary, 2) to gauge its usefulness, and 3) to make suggestions as to how it could be improved. Various approaches are adopted in order to reveal the nature of the BTD. The typological approach considers the lexicographic genres (bilingual, thematic, and pedagogical) which have been combined to create this hybrid reference work. Particular attention is paid to the BTD's immediate forerunner and closest lexicographic relative: the monolingual thematic learner's dictionary. Detailed textual analyses of contemporary thematic dictionaries identify the characteristic features of the macrostructure, microstructure, and other components from a structural perspective. In order to evaluate the usefulness of the BTD features identified, the textual analyses are supplemented by three pieces of user research involving a questionnaire (to elicit learners' opinions), a test (on the effectiveness of the access structure), and an experiment (to discover how a learner uses a BTD). |
| oxford thesaurus: Colour Oxford Thesaurus Oxford Languages, 2011-05-05 An easy-to-use dictionary and thesaurus in one volume containing over 140,000 synonyms and antonyms. |
| oxford thesaurus: Little Oxford Thesaurus Maurice Waite, 2006 Offers the accurate coverage of essential vocabulary for all your writing needs. This title provides 140,000 alternative and opposite words, and gives the closest and most frequently used synonyms first, making it quick and easy to use. It is suitable for those who want to increase their vocabulary or improve their writing skills. |
| oxford thesaurus: Color Oxford Thesaurus Maurice Waite, 2006-05 This major new edition offers the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential vocabulary, providing a fresh selection of 140,000 alternative and opposite words. |
| oxford thesaurus: Dictionary of Lexicography R. R. K. Hartmann, Gregory James, 2002-01-04 Dictionaries are among the most frequently consulted books, yet we know remarkably little about them. Who makes them? Where do they come from? What do they offer? How can we evaluate them? The Dictionary of Lexicography provides answers to all these questions and addresses a wide range of issues: * the traditions of dictionary-making * the different types of dictionaries and other reference works (such as thesaurus, encyclopedia, atlas and telephone directory) * the principles and concerns of lexicographers and other reference professionals * the standards of dictionary criticism and dictionary use. It is both a professional handbook and an easy-to-use reference work. This is the first time that the subject has been covered in such a comprehensive manner in the form of a reference book. All articles are self-contained, cross-referenced and uniformly structured. The whole is an up-to-date and forward-looking survey of lexicography. |
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Aug 13, 1992 · The Oxford Thesaurus combines the best of two worlds: an A to Z arrangement of words and a Roget's-style index. The first search is as simple as looking up a word in a …
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