Oxford School

Oxford School Dictionary & Thesaurus--------------------------------------------------The Oxford School Dictionary & Thesaurus combines a comprehensive dictionaryat the top of the page with a companion thesaurus at the bottom, forthe upper primary student moving into secondary school. The dictionarycontains clear simple definitions, up-to-date example sentences, andsupport on spelling, grammar and punctuation. The thesaurus providesthousands of up-to-date synonyms, arranged by the meaning that is closestto that of the headword, instead of alphabetically, to enable usersto select the most accurate alternative. Having the dictionary andthesaurus entry on the same page makes it a very easy-to-use one-volumereference tool. It is powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus, a uniqueelectronic database of millions of words of writing for children. Plus,for free downloadable word games, puzzles, and activities, go onlineto the www.oxforddictionaries.com/schools website.