Oxford Compact Thesaurus by Lucy Hollingworth and Duncan Marshall and Maurice Waite

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. This 2005 Oxford University Press Hardback is in fair condition. Heavy; DJ. Top of first page cut off, probably where previous owner's name was - otherwise thesaurus is in very good condition; DJ in mylar cover.

ISBN: 9780198610304 SKU: 1576108 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.