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Price: $17.00
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Sale: $6.44
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Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Rosalind Fergusson
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Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 1986-06-03
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Reading Level: 544
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Description: The Penguin Rhyming Dictionary is an indispensable reference companion for anyone who writes verse whether lyric poet, songwriter or composer of limericks or jingles. Clearly arranged and easy to use, it offers an astonishing wide range of suggestions for rhyming words, from the common and everyday to the more difficult and obscure.
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $36.51
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Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Richard A. Spears
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Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.130973
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Publication Date: 2003-09-01
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Reading Level: 1104
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Description: The most in-depth, comprehensive book of common idioms and phraseology available From proverbial expressions ("the best things in life are free") to idiomatic expressions ("the best of both worlds") to the all-too-familiar clichés ("the best-case scenario"), idioms are not only embedded in our language, but they are also a colorful reflection of our American culture. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms embraces the fullest breadth of these idioms in one comprehensive reference that is a must-have for both ESL learners and native speakers. Providing the most comprehensive treatment of American phraseology available, particularly in the area of verbal expressions, McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms features: - More than 24,000 entries
- Concise definitions of each entry and sense, followed by one or two example sentences
- Idiomatic phrases, proverbial expressions, and cliches
- Guidance on the tone appropriate for a select phrase as well as its origin
- Thorough treatment of variation, of particular help to ESL learners
- A comprehensive Phrase-Finder Index
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Price: $48.09
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Sale: $43.59
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Edition: 2nd
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Publication Date: 2006-01
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Reading Level: 987
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Description: Based on the ongoing research of Oxford Dictionaries and the authority of the Oxford English Corpus, this revised edition of the Oxford Thesaurus of English has been updated to include new and up-to-date synonyms and senses, and offers coverage of more alternative words than any other A-Z thesaurus. It is accessible and easy to use, listing synonyms in order of usefulness, and giving thousands of examples of words in use to help you choose the right synonym. The centre section of word lists has been fully revised and reorganized with its own quick-reference index and includes topics from clothes and food, to medicine and music, with new lists of foreign words and phrases, archaic words, imitative words, British and American equivalents, and more. It is an invaluable resource to help broaden your vocabulary and provide quick answers to word puzzles and crossword clues. This revised edition retains such popular features as Choose the Right Word panels which illustrate the differences between similar alternative words, and the Word Links panels, which show related words such as 'astronomy' at 'star' and help you to expand your vocabulary.The Oxford Thesaurus of English, revised edition, is ideal for use at home, school, and the office, and is a perfect reference tool to help with writing anything from a formal letter to a short story, as well as expanding your vocabulary and providing quick solutions to word puzzles and crossword clues. NEW - From September 2007, buy the Oxford Thesaurus of English and receive a free Oxford Spellchecker on CD-ROM to help you improve your spelling. In selected markets (UK & Europe), while stocks last.
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Price: $39.95
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Sale: $10.50
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.12
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Publication Date: 2005-12-22
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Reading Level: 992
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Description: Authoritative, up-to-date, and with exceptionally clear print, theOxford American Large Print Thesaurus contains more than 130,000 synonyms and antonyms, drawing on the most recent findings of the language research program at Oxford University Press. The book's clear page layout, designed in association with Lighthouse International, offers enlarged fonts, larger margins, generous linespacing, and good quality paper, ensuring that there is a minimum glare and show-through. Ideal for both adults and children, particularly those with vision impairment, the Oxford American Large Print Thesaurus is a valuable reference tool for use at home, at school, or at the office. The book is also a perfect companion to the Oxford American Large Print Dictionary All Oxford American dictionaries use an easy-to-use respelling system to show how entries are pronounced. It uses simple, familiar markings to represent common American English sounds.
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Price: $29.00
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Sale: $4.25
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Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 2003-09-22
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Reading Level: 512
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Description: From 'living large' to 'who's your daddy?' this book unlocks the meaning of more than 5000 idiomatic phrases used in American English today. The paperback edition explains more than 5,000 idioms commonly used in spoken and written American English. Clear definitions are written using the 2,000-word Cambridge American Defining Vocabulary. This dictionary features full-sentence examples showing how idioms are really used, usage and origin notes that expand on the definitions, and ample cross-references. There is also a topic index that assists learners in finding idioms related to health, money, feelings, truth, and many other subjects. It is ideal for classroom use or for personal reference. Based on the Cambridge International Corpus, a database that includes more than 200 million words of current written and spoken American, the Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms is the last word on American idioms.
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Price: $12.95
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Sale: $7.66
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Manufacturer: Random House Reference
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Random House
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Publisher: Random House Reference
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423
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Publication Date: 2008-10-14
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Reading Level: 368
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Description: The Random House Webster’s Rhyming Dictionary is an essential resource for writers, poets and songwriters. An expanded version of the RH Webster’s Pocket edition, it includes:
• Approximately 60,000 words
• Comprehensive cross-referencing
• A glossary of poetic terms
• Contemporary proper names and foreign phrases
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Price: $14.00
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Sale: $2.40
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Manufacturer: Perigee Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Bessie G. Redfield
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Publisher: Perigee Books
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Edition: Expanded
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 1986-09-17
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Reading Level: 315
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Price: $9.95
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Sale: $2.44
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Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Reading Level: 384
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Description: This unique book distills the common dictionary, putting the tough words you encounter most often at your fingertips, sharpening readers' knowledge of the written and oral language. With clear and concise definitions, this selection of terms teaches proper usage and identifies common words people often stumble over. Readers will find thousands of words that trip up the most educated people: words known until someone asks what they mean, words understood when read but not when heard and commonly used words that are hard to spell.
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Price: $22.99
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Sale: $4.95
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Manufacturer: Writers Digest Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Barbara Ann Kipfer
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Publisher: Writers Digest Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 2000-07-15
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Reading Level: 432
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Description: When writers need a synonym for a word, they look in a thesaurus. But what if they need a synonym for a phrase, such as "flower arrangement" or "budget deficit" or "sports arena" or "crowning achievement"? Well, now there's a reference that gives them that information as well! This one-of-a-kind reference offers 10,000 multi-word entries and multi-word synonyms to help writers and students avoid repetitions and cliches and make their writing more precise. It can also be used for Internet searches, in which a key phrase may not pull all the desired information. Synonymous phrases help the searcher find more information with less effort. * Includes more than 10,000 multi-word entries organized alphabetically in a traditional thesaurus format
* Many entries also feature lists of examples
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Manufacturer: Writers Digest Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Barbara Ann Kipfer
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Publisher: Writers Digest Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 423.1
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Publication Date: 2000-11-01
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Reading Level: 720
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Description: "Omit needless words," intone Strunk and White in The Elements of Style; "use definite, specific, concrete language." In order to use the best word for the job, though, you have to know it. The Flip Dictionary is full of words you may have forgotten and words you never knew, all accessed by their meaning. Look up "mounds and hills, with," and you will find tumulus. Search "the ropes connecting the harness and the canopy of a parachute," and you'll find shrouds. There's no need to say "lowest point in orbit" when you can say perigee, or "lowest deck of a ship" when you can say orlop. We don't know when we'd ever find a chance to use the word tomally, but we like knowing the one word out there that means "lobster liver." And, oh, the lists! Of apples and art movements, beers and birding terms, constellations and clothes (including 47 kinds of shirt), fears and ferns. The same caveats apply as with the use of a thesaurus: some of the definitions are a bit off ("hater" is vague for misanthrope), others are rather informal (boner, for instance, to mean "error"), and still others are so specific that you will want to be sure that you truly have found the right word for the job. Great fun. --Jane Steinberg
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