Chambers Pocket Thesaurus

This compact (though not pocket-sized) reference includes definitions, synonyms and antonyms, background information, and usage tips for avoiding common errors for selected words. British spellings appear first. "Zucchini" rather than "zymurgy" has the last word. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

This comprehensive, up-to-date word finder draws on the resources of its renowned companion volume, The Chambers Dictionary, to present a right range of words in a clear and accessible format. This easy-to-use reference includes - More than 420,000 synonyms and antonyms - An A-Z listing of headwords for easy reference - New up-to-date vocabulary - with an increased technological listing, as well as many rare and archaic terms - Hundreds of Panels on the nuances of synonyms to help with choosing the right word for the right occasions - Boxes listing related words (such as types of dog or medical terms) - Valuable help with worlds that can be confused (such as affect and effect ) and other points of usage. ~

This thesaurus has been designed to provide users with the most useful words first. It includes over 300 panels of thematically related words, with more than 180,000 alternative words in all.