Sara Hawker Books

Features comprehensive coverage of English, with colour design, together with a section, tailored to the needs of students, offering advice on essays and dissertations, research, and note-taking, and help with basic English grammar. This work includes 144,000 words, phrases, and definitions.

Now containing more than two billion words, the Oxford English Corpus gives us the most up-to-date information available about how words and meanings are changing - which means that Oxford dictionaries offer the fullest, most accurate picture of the English language today. The Pocket Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus, Second Edition, find word meanings and synonyms in an easy-to-use combined dictionary and thesaurus; accessible design and clear layout for ultra-fast reference; build your vocabulary and find solutions to word puzzles and quizzes with hundreds of Word Links; 90,000 words, phrases, and definitions; and 150,000 synonyms and antonyms.

Based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus, a databank with hundreds of millions of words of English, this dictionary provides a selection of 90,000 words, phrases, and definitions and offers a coverage of essential, everyday vocabulary. It also features notes on spelling and grammar.

Containing over 100,000 definitions and alternative words, the Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus of Current English is a one-stop guide offering wide-ranging coverage of everyday English, with dictionary and thesaurus entries on the same page.Accessible and user friendly, its clear layout and jargon-free entries make it quick and easy to find the word you need. Also included is a handy Spell-it-right guide, offering help with problem words, lists of common confusables, and tips on how to improve your spelling. Replaces the Oxford QuickReference Dictionary and Thesaurus ISBN 0-19-860169-7.

The Compact Oxford Thesaurus for Students is a brand-new title specifically designed to meet the needs of today's students. It is perfect for student reference and everyday study needs. The thesaurus text is accessible and easy to use, with the most useful and common synonyms placed first.Throughout the thesaurus text there are notes giving advice on commonly confused words such as empathy/sympathy, and affect/effect.The thesaurus has been market-tested with both teachers and students. Of particular relevance is the centre supplement, which gives lots of practical information - to help students use a thesaurus and write more effectively.As well as the printed book, there is an Online Resource Centre, accessed via weblinks given in the book, which gives additional information and study skills support.This portable and affordable thesaurus is an essential reference tool for all college and university students who need practical advice and tips to tackle their studies, and those who want to write effectively and with confidence.

The Mini Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Wordpower Guide provides three mini books in one handy and affordable format. The dictionary has over 40,000 words, phrases, and definitions, while the thesaurus has more than 75,000 alternative words. The dictionary and thesaurus entries are presented in a brand-new design, with separate dictionary and thesaurus sections matching on each page. There are also clearly indicated in-text usage notes which give guidance on usage and spelling. The Wordpower Guide offers extra help with vocabulary along with other sections that will help you to use the English language more effectively.

This edition of the Paperback Oxford English Dictionary combines a dictionary with encyclopedic information in a paperback format. It offers all the benefits of a traditional dictionary with over 120,000 words, phrases, and definitions, guidance on grammar and usage in the shape of in-text notes, and thousands of example sentences showing words in use. Integrated into the dictionary are also over 4700 entries on people and places, while a supplement provides information on a range of subjects, from prime ministers and presidents to wedding anniversaries and alphabets.

This is a major new edition of the best-selling Oxford English Minidictionary, drawing on the most recent findings of Oxford's language research programme. It offers wide-ranging coverage of today's English, with over 40,000 entries and 50,000 definitions. Over a hundred in-text notes give guidance on spelling, grammar, and vocabulary, and a new, clear layout makes it easier to use than ever before. Informative and fun, this sixth edition contains brand-new appendices with lists on topics ranging from frequently misspelled words and collective nouns to chemical symbols and phobias. Its durable, portable format make it an essential reference for the school, home, or office. This edition replaces ISBN 0-19-860712-1.

This is the reissued Colour Oxford English Dictionary. The Colour Oxford English Dictionary offers the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential, everyday vocabulary, with 90,000 words, phrases, and definitions based on evidence from the Oxford English Corpus, a unique databank comprising hundreds of millions of words of English. Definitions are easy to understand, given in a clear, simple style, and avoiding technical language. There are also hundreds of notes on spelling and grammar. The centre section gives guidance on the use of good English, with information on spelling and grammar. The centre section gives guidance on the use of good English, with information on spelling, punctuation, word classes, and word formation. Includes 6 months' access to Oxford Dictionaries Online at oxforddictionaries.com.

The Paperback Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus is a great value-for-money product. It is the ultimate one-stop reference, containing both a dictionary and a thesaurus. The dictionary and thesaurus texts are combined in a way that provides ease of access to both: the top section of each page shows the dictionary text, whilst the lower section gives matching thesaurus entries for many of the words. The dictionary section has excellent coverage of everyday English, containing over 90,000 words, phrases, and definitions, whilst the thesaurus has over 100,000 alternative and opposite words. This edition has been updated so that it contains the latest words and senses, with excellent coverage of everyday English.

The Oxford Mini Thesaurus is a durable and affordable quick-reference thesaurus, small enough to carry around with you. It is great for use in word games and for everyday writing needs.The fourth edition of this Mini Thesaurus is a brand-new text with an ultra-clear design layout. It is based on the research of the Oxford English Corpus and includes thousands of example sentences to help you find the right word, and a new centre section providing quick reference lists ideal forpuzzles and quizzes.

This dictionary offers coverage of English as an international language, the defining style is straightforward and non-technical, and thousands of examples illustrate idiomatic usage

The Little Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus provides an authoritative dictionary and an extensive easy-to-use thesaurus all in one. Designed to be a convenient and comprehensive reference work, individual entries contain both dictionary definitions for an accurate and up-to-date guide to thelanguage as well as thesaurus synonyms to increase your vocabulary and improve your style. Where thesaurus synonyms are slang, derogatory or old-fashioned uses of words, they are labelled to give you guidance. This new `Little' Oxford book will be useful on many occasions, from writing a letter tosolving a crossword puzzle.This revised edition also contains a new reverse dictionary supplement, which provides a guide to related words, a vocabulary builder, and a puzzle-solver all in one.

The Color Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus provides a complete dictionary and thesaurus in one handy volume. The last edition of this book was a huge success. Now, in its new edition, it has been fully updated and contains a new 30-page center section on Effective English which covers thebasics of writing English and how to get the best out of your thesaurus. The design is extremely user-friendly. Each page is split between thesaurus and dictionary, with headwords, phrases, and key synonyms all in color, so they are easy to find. The dictionary contains over 50,000 words, phrases, and definitions, and the thesaurus provides 65,000 synonyms, ensuring all of your everyday vocabulary is covered.This Dictionary and Thesaurus fits easily into a bag or back pack and is ideal at home, on the move, and in the office.

This one-stop reference to 30,000 dictionary entries and 115,000 synonyms is clearer, more accurate, and easier to use than any other dictionary/thesaurus combination. Each set of synonyms is keyed to a particular dictionary sense and definition for greater accuracy and ease of use, and the unique integrated entries allow for quick and easy one-stop reference.

This volume gives you three books in one. The dictionary section offers comprehensive coverage of today's English, with over 145,000 words, phrases, and definitions, while the thesaurus has over 333,000 alternative words. Other features include clear and straightforward guidance on grammar and usage in the form of in-text boxes and thousands of example sentences illustrating words in use. The Wordpower Guide offers extra help to enrich and develop your vocabulary, and includes a section on foreign words and phrases, information on collective names foranimals and birds, useful vocabulary for word games, lists of common confusables, a section on selecting the right word, an extensive Wordbuilder section which gives instant links to related words, and a section on difficult or unusual words.

Authoritative, compact, and up to date, the Pocket Oxford Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Wordpower Guide is the perfect three-in-one reference for use at school, home, or the office. It contains a dictionary with over 90,000 words, phrases, and definitions; a thesaurus with over 130,000 alternative and opposite words; and a vocabulary-building Wordpower Guide containing foreign words and phrases, collective names for animals and birds, tips on commonly confused words, and a unique Wordbuilder. Based on the world's largest language research programme at Oxford University Press, it is packed with straightforward guidance on grammar and usage, along with up-to-the-minute coverage of everyday English. The Pocket Oxford Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Wordpower Guide is the ultimate one-stop reference and is accessible, informative, and easy to use.

The Little Oxford Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Wordpower Guide provides three books in one compact and durable format. It offers the most authoritative and up-to-date coverage of current English, with a dictionary containing over 40,000 words, phrases, and definitions, and a thesaurus with more than 65,000 alternative words. Matching dictionary and thesaurus entries are presented on the same page for quick and easy reference. A unique Wordpower Guide offering a vocabulary builder, lists offrequently misspelled words, and collective nouns for animals and birds helps you to enrich your vocabulary and use the English language more effectively.

The Oxford Paperback Dictionary and Thesaurus is a great value-for-money product. It is the ultimate one-stop reference, containing both a dictionary and a thesaurus in one handy reference volume. The dictionary and thesaurus texts have an integrated design which has been tried and tested with users to speed up browsing and look-up. The dictionary has excellent coverage of everyday English, containing over 90,000 words, phrases and definitions and incorporating the newest words and phrases from Oxford's language research programmes. The thesaurus provides over 100,000 synonyms and antonyms. This handy dictionary and thesaurus is ideal for anyone who needs an affordable and portable, all-in-one reference work.

"Every day we collect thousands of examples of words in order to monitor English as it is being used by everyone, everywhere, every day. This body of language forms the Oxford English Corpus, a unique electronic database that makes it possible for us to see exactly how English is developing and to discover exciting facts about our language." "Now containing more than a billion words, the Oxford English Corpus gives us the most up-to-date information available about how words and meanings are changing - and means that Oxford dictionaries offer the fullest, most accurate picture of the English language today."--BOOK JACKET.