Laurence Urdang Books

Designed to complement "The Oxford Compact English Dictionary", this comprehensive thesaurus provides thousands of alternative words to choose from to aid letter, essay and report writing, and crossword puzzles and creative writing. As well as full coverage of general English, the synonym lists also include more unusual words and phrases, including dialectal expressions and many idioms. Synonyms are clearly labelled to show whether an expression is, for example, British, American, or Australian, literary or technical, colloquial, old-fashioned, or slang. If a headword has more than one sense, its synonyms are broken into groups, and each sense group is illustrated by an example sentence so that users can be sure that they are making selections from the right list of alternatives. In addition, each synonym listed which also appears as a headword elsewhere in the thesaurus is marked by a cross-reference symbol so users can look at a further range of synonyms and related words.

Designed to complement "The Oxford Compact English Dictionary", this comprehensive thesaurus provides thousands of alternative words to choose from to aid letter, essay and report writing, and crossword puzzles and creative writing.As well as full coverage of general English, the synonym lists also include more unusual words and phrases, including dialectal expressions and many idioms. Synonyms are clearly labelled to show whether an expression is, for example, British, American, or Australian, literary or technical, colloquial, old-fashioned, or slang.If a headword has more than one sense, its synonyms are broken into groups, and each sense group is illustrated by an example sentence so that users can be sure that they are making selections from the right list of alternatives. In addition, each synonym listed which also appears as a headword elsewhere in the thesaurus is marked by a cross-reference symbol so users can look at a further range of synonyms and related words.

Over 80,000 words with modern usage, comprehensive, Authoritative, Easy-to-use, categories numbered according to common use, everything for writers, speakers, students.

Chronologically detailing significant events in American history alongside global developments, this updated edition offers an engaging overview of politics, arts, science, and technology through the year 2000. It highlights key breakthroughs and cultural milestones, showcasing influential figures and their contributions. The format allows readers to easily connect domestic occurrences with international contexts, providing a holistic perspective on the progression of civilization.

This easy-to-use, thumb-indexed edition of the thesaurus contains hundreds of example sentences. Headwords are readily found in an A-Z listing, and a full synonym index enables readers to find synonyms which are not also headwords.

Here in one compact volume is a personal medical reference guide you can turn to with trust. The fully expanded and revised sixth edition of The Bantam Medical Dictionary provides the most up-to-date medical information in an easy-to-access format specifically designed for general readers, students, and health-care professionals. Compiled and reviewed by a distinguished team of more than forty doctors and experts, this essential reference covers the entire domain of the health sciences, defining more than 11,000 medical terms and concepts in all the major medical and surgical specialties. You’ll find commonly prescribed drugs described, along with their generic and brand names, as well as definitions of frequently used medical abbreviations and acronyms. Comprehensive and clearly written, this is the only medical dictionary you’ll ever need.

An illustrated English language dictionary containing over 100,000 entries and definitions.

A dictionary of 14,000 difficult words and short phrases which appear in popular newspapers and magazines. Other work by the author includes the Bloomsbury Dictionary of Differences.