OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Dictionary and Thesaurus

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I own many dictionaries (including the unabriged OED). This is the one that is on my desk and used every day. It is useful, readable, compact and complete. Combining the best dictionary with an outstanding thesaurus, Oxford has produced the finest reference work of its kind available. Recommended for students, offices and anyone who is tired of juggling four or five reference books in "case you might need them". Clear the decks. This is what you're looking for.

I have ordered this twice. I gifted one copy to my nieces. This book contains words that are not nouns so it is easy to find the required word. The OXFORD, DICTIONARY OF ENGLISH, is full of nouns which makes it difficult to find the word. I highly recommend this book. Although this book has less synonyms than the OXFORD THESAURUS OF ENGLISH. Thank you Oxford, thank you Amazon.

Over time, many of us have quickly checked an online dictionary for a correct spelling or a brief meaning of a word but that is liking eating a plastic apple when you can have the real thing. There is nothing so interesting as delving into a dictionary and finding your eyes moving to other entries. I will admit to never having owned an Oxford version before and so decided to correct that. This book is huge, heavy and worth every single penny you have to pay for it. The print is clear and readable throughout, the content goes further than a simple definition of a word and it is a mine of useful information. The paper quality is excellent for a tome of this size and there is no bleed from one page onto the next. This is definitely one of the best reference books I have ever owned and, provided you don't have to carry it around from one location to another, this is the dictionary every home needs. As for the thesaurus entries, I found them helpful and concise. Few people ever need pages of synonyms and to Oxford keeps everything relevant. Perfect addition to my - I was going to say my home library but it sits near my desk now at all time.

I very much like the word finder as it gave extra information about the world. It also gives synonyms and antonyms as well as word meanings of each and every word of English. Five stars from me.