Publisher's Synopsis
This new edition of the Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus gives up-to-date language coverage plus the maximum choice of alternative words, with matching dictionary and thesaurus entries together on the same page for one-stop lookup.
The text has been completely revised, with all the new words and meanings you would expect to find in a Collins dictionary as well as hundreds of new synonyms and antonyms.
Spellings of all irregular or confusing words are given in full;
notes on current language are given for problem words;
over 200 specialist subjects, such as science and computing, are fully covered;
examples of real English are given on the same page for one-stop lookup;
the most helpful synonyms for each word are given first and highlighted;
antonym lists are given for many key words.
