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.

The Chambers Paperback Dictionary and Thesaurus provides thousands of clear dictionary definitions plus thesaurus alternatives for 9,000 common words in a single volume. The dictionary: word entries include information on pronunciation, related terms and associated set phrases to give you extra help with choosing and using the right word. The thesaurus: word entries include numbered alternative meanings as well as antonyms - opposite words - to give you extra context in choosing and using the right word. A selection of 'types of' panels gives extra depth in a range of fields from song and dance to food and flowers. New good writing supplement: informs and entertains with tips on style and structure, commonly confused words, words to impress, global English and memory prompts for remembering tricky spellings

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This is a combined pack containing both a dictionary and a thesaurus.

This dictionary has been specially compiled to help writers and speakers of English. It provides instant answers to those looking for the more exact term, the livelier phrase or the clearer expression. The book contains 170,000 synonyms and antonyms arranged alphabetically.

Providing alternatives for about 9,000 common British English words, "The Chambers Paperback Thesaurus" is a great resource for anyone who needs to write or use British English.

A scholarly reference to slang expressions from all parts of the English-speaking world includes coverage of twenty-first-century terms and lists explanations of word origins.