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by Keith Haring

As they stretch their vocabularies, toddlers and preschoolers will be entertained by Keith Haring's kid-friendly illustrations which introduce them to the important concept of color and teach them how to identify different articles of clothing .

The Synonym Finder

by Laurence Urdang, Nancy LaRoche, J. I. Rodale

Everyone who works with words will welcome this magnificent aid to finding the ever-elusive "right" word. "A splendid tool for writers".--Irving Stone.

Merriam Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms: A Dictionary of Discriminated Synonyms With Antonyms and Analogous and Contrasted Words

Merriam Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms: A Dictionary of Discriminated Synonyms With Antonyms and Analogous and Contrasted Words

Good communication starts with choosing the right word--not always an easy task when the choise is between words of closely related meaning. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms makes the task easier by providing full discussions of synonymous terms and by describing the subtle distinctions that make one word more appropriate than another in a particular context.

Concise Rogets International Thesaurus

by Barbara Ann Kipfer

More Than 5 Million Copies Sold Worldwide The World's Number-One Bestselling Thesaurus of Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Words An essential volume for every reference shelf, The Concise Roget's International Thesaurus ® is the most comprehensive mass market paperback thesaurus available today. Containing more than 230,000 words, including slang, idiom, parts of speech, and technical terms, it remains... (more)

Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus in Dictionary Form

Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus in Dictionary Form

by Barbara Ann Kipfer, Peter Mark Roget

An innovative thesaurus in an A-to-Z format features 450,000 synonyms that yield more than one million word choices, a unique concept index, hundreds of recently coined and common slang terms, and more. Reprint.

Pitch And Throw, Grasp And Know: What Is A Synonym? (Words Are Categorical)

Pitch And Throw, Grasp And Know: What Is A Synonym? (Words Are Categorical)

by BRIAN P. CLEARY

"Word-Nerd," Brian P. Cleary and highly-acclaimed illustrator, Brian Gable collaborate to clarify the concept of synonyms for young readers with playful, lively, and whimsical rhymes and humorous, comical, and amusing illustrations. For easy identification, synonyms are printed in color, and key words are illustrated on each page. This funny, best-selling series shows, not tells, each part of speech.

Using French Synonyms

by R. E. Batchelor

This new guide to French synonyms is the first to be produced specifically for English-speaking students of French. Its aim is to enable them to develop, broaden and enhance their awareness of the complexity and richness of French vocabulary by presenting in an easily accessible form information not readily available in traditional dictionaries. It contains a wide variety of material, both formal and informal,... (more)

Random House Basic Dictionary Synonyms and AntonymsLaurence Urdang

Random House Basic Dictionary Synonyms and Antonyms

by Laurence Urdang

Editor: Lawrence Urdang

Webster's Compact Dictionary of SynonymsInc. Merriam-Webster

Webster's Compact Dictionary of Synonyms

by Inc. Merriam-Webster

Effective communication begins with proper word choice, and this essential writing tool provides the information necessary to understand subtle distinctions among synonyms. Webster's Compact Dictionary of Synonyms presents more than 700 synonym paragraphs and abundant examples of words used in context to clarify and demonstrate the differences between words of similar meaning.

Reader's Digest : Use the Right Word, A Modern Guide to Synonyms

Reader's Digest : Use the Right Word, A Modern Guide to Synonyms

by s hayakawa

A lisat of antonyms, copious cross references, a complete and legible index of useful vocabulary.

Funk and Wagnalls Standard Handbook of Synonyms, Antonyms, and Prepositions.James Champlin Fernald

Funk and Wagnalls Standard Handbook of Synonyms, Antonyms, and Prepositions.

by James Champlin Fernald

Completely revised edition of original 1914 publication under the title of English Synonyms and Antonyms, 515 pages.

The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of "Roget's Thesaurus"

The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of "Roget's Thesaurus"

by Joshua C. Kendall

The extraordinary true story of Peter Mark Roget and his legendary Thesaurus . Peter Mark Roget-polymath, eccentric, synonym aficionado-was a complicated man. He was an eminent scholar who absorbed himself in his work, yet he also possessed an allure that endeared him to his mentors and colleagues-not to mention a host of female admirers. But, most notably, Roget made lists. From the age of eight, he kept... (more)

WEBSTER'S NEW ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DICTIONARIES 30 REFERENCE SECTIONS

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