English Dictionary & Thesaurus - Collins Gem by Collins Dictionaries
Synopsis
The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for everyday language use.
This is an indispensable guide to the English language. Part of the Collins Gem range – the world's best-selling mini dictionaries – it provides dictionary definitions and thesaurus synonyms on the same page for incomparable quick and easy reference.
This book provides the most up-to-date words, clear definitions and accessible same-page dictionary and thesaurus texts – all in the handy and portable Gem format.
In addition to the wide range of definitions and synonyms, it has a handy and practical supplement on punctuation and spelling rules.
With its clear layout and matching dictionary and thesaurus entries on the same page, you can be confident to find all the latest words you need – and fast!
About the Author
Collins has been publishing dictionaries for almost 200 years and has an impressive heritage in creating market-leading language products. With a database of over 4.5 billion words Collins are constantly monitoring text from publications, websites and transcripts around the world to ensure their dictionaries are up-to-date. Collinsdictionary.com, Collins' free online dictionary, means that we now provide the sharpest snapshot of world languages.
Collins is also home to Collins bilingual dictionaries and language learning products, such as the Paul Noble audio courses, and the much-loved Gem phrasebooks. We also publish the official SCRABBLE dictionaries, a wide range of quiz books, and crossword books including both The Times and Bradford's crossword series.