The American Standard Dictionary

Defines thousands of alphabetized English phrasal verbs, such as "close up," "fall out," "take off," and "tear down," and provides example sentences for every entry.

The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.

"Specially designed to meet the needs of ESL students ... [covers] American English ..."--Back of dust jacket.

Geared for writers and speakers of American English and Latin American Spanish, this dictionary is more up-to-date and innovative than any other comparable Spanish/English dictionary on the market.

Based on the bestselling American Heritage( Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, this all-new edition is newly updated to reflect the changes in language and continues its tradition of presenting clear and precise definitions, its expert usage guidance, and its wealth of illustrations.

This brand-new edition of this bestselling children's dictionary covers all the vocabulary young readers need today. More than 2,000 new words make this the most comprehensive and up-to-date children's dictionary available.