The Oxford American Desk Thesaurus

The Oxford American Desk Dictionary & Thesaurus Third Edition is a portable, all-in-one reference, seamlessly combining dictionary and thesaurus entries into one text. In addition to finding meanings, synonyms, and antonyms for a word together in one entry, users will appreciate a selection of the most helpful extra features.With up-to-date content backed by Oxford's language research program, and with an open, accessible new interior design, this is the ideal reference source for anyone requiring authoritative lexical information.

Integrates a dictionary and thesaurus in one volume by combining meanings and related words in one entry.

This desk thesaurus contains more than 175, 000 synonyms, including thousands of compound terms and idiomatic expressions, all in a quick-finding A-Z format. Entries feature a breakdown by specific word sense, example phrases and sentences and a "writer's toolkit" for guidance in the basics.

This authoritative and up-to-date edition is the only integrated book of its kind in paperback, with more than 150,000 entries that include definitions, synonyms, and appendices for signs and symbols, weights and measures, and more.

The only integral reference book of its kind available in paperback. More than 150,000 entries, definitions and synonyms. Authoritative, up-to-date, and easy to use.

Some 25,000 word meanings and connotations are explained by more than 300,000 synonyms, 10,000 antonymns, 250 notes by well-known authors, and many sample sentences.

The desk set includes one copy each of the Oxford American Desk Dictionary and the Oxford American Desk Thesaurus, shrinkwrapped together.

This authoritative and up-to-date edition is the only integrated book of its kind in paperback, with more than 150,000 entries that include definitions, synonyms, and appendices for signs and symbols, weights and measures, and more.