Oxford Thesaurus of English

Oxford Thesaurus of English, 3rd Revised edition--------------------------------------------------Developed using evidence from the Oxford English Corpus, this fullyrevised text offers more up-to-date and complete coverage of synonymsand antonyms than any other A-Z thesaurus. Increased coverage now includeshundreds of new phrases and idioms, and newly selected examples ofreal English showing how words are used, and helping to guide you tothe right meaning. New features include the Word Toolkit which helpsyou choose the best word matches based on evidence from the OxfordEnglish Corpus. In addition, the popular Word Link feature points youto related words. Look up 'sleep' and find the words 'sedative', 'hypnotic',and 'soporific', and find related prefixes. The redesigned centre sectionprovides convenient lists of words by topic, from society and religion,to fashion and technology, in addition to lists of foreign, and archaicwords and phrases. An invaluable resource for puzzlers, or anyone wishingto broaden their vocabulary. The Oxford Thesaurus of English is idealfor anyone who wants a comprehensive and authoritative thesaurus ofcurrent English, for use by writers and editors, students, and crosswordand puzzle solvers at work or at home. The thesaurus includes 12 months'access* to Oxford's premium online dictionary and thesaurus service,Oxford Dictionaries Online, updated regularly with the latest developmentsto words and meanings, so you will have the most accurate picture ofEnglish available. Find out more about our living language using OxfordDictionaries Online. Hear how words are spoken with thousands of audiopronunciations, and access over 1.9 million real English example sentencesto see how words are used in context. Improve your confidence in writingwith helpful grammar and punctuation guides, full thesaurus information,style and usage help, and much more. *Available in selected markets(UK, Europe, Australia, Canada, and South Africa). Terms and conditionsapply, please see www.oxforddictionaries.com/access for information.