NounSingular thesaurus Plural thesauri or thesauruses thesaurus (plural thesauri or thesauruses)
SynonymsDerived termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A thesaurus is a book that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning (containing synonyms and sometimes antonyms), in contrast to a dictionary, which contains definitions and pronunciations. The largest thesaurus in the world is the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary, which contains more than 920,000 words and meanings. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Dictionary or thesaurus do you prefer for picking the right word? Q. When you know the word you want to use, (such as "plates"), but you want to use a word or phrase that just fits the piece your working on better, do you choose to use a thesaurus or dictionary? Asked by harrygams - Tue Apr 8 21:46:25 2008 - - 7 Answers - 0 Comments A. i think a thesaurus works better for the purpose you mention... an oxford dictionary will also be better! Answered by silver bells - Wed Apr 9 01:39:09 2008 How can I construct a memory palace to help me memorize the entirety of Roget's Thesaurus? Q. How can I construct a memory palace to help me memorize the entirety of Roget's Thesaurus? Asked by Mellow Fellow - Sun Dec 7 07:25:03 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments Is there sum way to 'bulk up' ms word 2007 thesaurus?
Q. for example(s), i entered vestige, achieve , supply, source and subservient and none of these words are even in the thesaurus. i dont want to manually create my own dictionary/thesaurus --thats a pain. I think MS should have some download, where you can get huge thesaurus for writers and students. any idears??? Asked by R--R - Fri Jan 11 22:34:34 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Keep your browser open at which has fifteen entries for your first word. Answered by mike1942f - Mon Jan 14 19:22:07 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "thesaurus"  news.google.com NorthJersey.com The elks chose the Thesaurus as a result of a few suggestions from teachers' thank you notes they had received in the previous years of donating ... news.google.com Suburban Life Publications Disconnected, crazy, pathetic - pick your adjective, as we've just about used up our thesaurus in describing the man Illinoisans twice elected against our ... and more » news.google.com WalletPop (blog) Surely a whole new entry in the thesaurus under "disgusting" would have been required.) After spending a day in the number two "trending" spot in Twitter, ... and more » From Google News Search: "thesaurus"  span-trade.co.uk 284px x 390px | 23.00kB [source page] Product Information  chbatterieswholesale.com 205px x 260px | 26.20kB [source page] From Yahoo Image Search: "thesaurus"  usingenglish.com notatall Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:34:58 GM Can any teacher here recommand me a online . thesaurus. (or a paper edition) which provides grammatical explanation of appropriate use of synonym. I am dying for choosing to use correct word in sentences.  nuts-about-needlepoint.com jmp ue, 16 Feb 2010 13:59:42 GM Thesaurus. had a place on my bookshelf right away. But the revised edition is even better. If you don't own this book, go out and buy it. Right now. If you own the first edition, go out and buy the new one. Right now. It's that ...  software-database.blogspot.com Aris Yulianta Mon, 01 Oct 2007 15:31:00 GM The Visual . Thesaurus. is an interactive dictionary and . thesaurus. which creates word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. Its innovative display encourages exploration and learning. You'll understand language in a ... From Google Blog Search: "thesaurus" |
