ISBN 9780199560813 book Reference & languages English Hardcover 1072 pages

Developed using evidence from the Oxford English Corpus this fully revised text offers more up-to-date and complete coverage of synonyms and antonyms than any other A-Z thesaurus. Increased coverage now includes hundreds of new phrases and idioms and newly selected examples of real English showing how words are used and helping to guide you to the right meaning. New features include the Word Toolkit which helps you choose the best word matches based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus. In addition the popular Word Link feature points you to related words. Look up 'sleep' and find the words 'sedative' 'hypnotic' and 'soporific' and find related prefixes. The redesigned centre section provides convenient lists of words by topic from society and religion to fashion and technology in addition to lists of foreign and archaic words and phrases. An invaluable resource for puzzlers or anyone wishing to broaden their vocabulary. The Oxford Thesaurus of English is ideal for anyone who wants a comprehensive and authoritative thesaurus of current English for use by writers and editors students and crossword and puzzle solvers at work or at home.