Pocket Oxford Thesaurus

Pocket Oxford Thesaurus, 2nd Revised edition--------------------------------------------------A handy hardback volume for home, school, or work, the Pocket OxfordThesaurus features synonyms and antonyms for everyday words, as wellas language help. Updated with all the latest must-know vocabulary,and with a completely revised text, this second edition is an invaluabletool for anyone who writes for work, school, or pleasure, or anyonelooking for the word on the tip of their tongue. The centre sectionof this thesaurus has been revised and now contains even more listsof nouns, such as insects, fruits, or drinks. This information canhelp you to broaden your knowledge, or to find the answer you are lookingfor in a quiz or a puzzle. The A-Z text of the thesaurus features usagenotes to help you identify frequently confused words, such as affectand effect, or compliment and complement, so that you can avoid commonpitfalls when you are writing. This thesaurus also contains Word Linkfeatures, helping you to find words that are closely associated witheach other. For example, the Word Link at the entrylaw informs youthat the words legal, judicial, and juridicial all relate to laws,and the Word Link at darkness reveals that the fear of darkness iscalled scotophobia. Packed with extra tips and help, and with a completelyrevised and up-to-date text, the Pocket Oxford Thesaurus is an idealreference book for anyone who wants to improve their writing. The thesaurusincludes 6 months' access* to Oxford's premium online dictionary andthesaurus service, Oxford Dictionaries Online, updated regularly withthe latest developments to words and meanings, so you will have themost accurate picture of English available. Find out more about ourliving language using Oxford Dictionaries Online. Hear how words arespoken with thousands of audio pronunciations, and access over 1.9million real English example sentences to see how words are used incontext. Improve your confidence in writing with helpful grammar andpunctuation guides, full thesaurus information, style and usage help,and much more. *Terms and conditions apply, please seewww.oxforddictionaries.com/access for information.