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Product Features
- Searchable database of over half a million alternative words
- 50,000 opposite words
- Twin access system for locating words and example sentences to illustrate every entry
- Easy to use multimedia thesaurus
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For anyone who has struggled to find the words they want in the mysterious layout of a Roget's thesaurus, the layout of The Oxford Thesaurus in A-Z Form will come as a total relief. It's laid out in short entries, and each headword is in simple alphabetical order, instead of being arranged thematically.
For anyone who has struggled to find the words they want in the mysterious layout of a Roget's thesaurus, the layout of The Oxford Thesaurus in A-Z Form will come as a total relief. It's laid out in short entries, and each headword is in simple alphabetical order, instead of being arranged thematically.
The search facility that comes with the electronic format means that you cam simply type in the word you want to find a synonym for, and the program will automatically list all the head words containing it. Then you can go to each with the click of a mouse and find the word you typed ready highlighted for you. On the down side, the range of vocabulary is quite limited, with some remarkable omissions. Look up "pig", and you will find senses under "devour", "glutton", "over eat", "police officer" and "slob", but not its use as a general insult, or different words for the simple animal such as "swine" or "sow". Similarly for "cat" you will find the sense of "cool guy" or "whip" (twice) but not "moggy" or "unpleasant female"; and neither the word "catty" nor the word "bear" (the animal) appear at all. Also, the text on which the CD-ROM is based dates from 1991, and it essentially reflects the language of the 1980s. Those who want a more up-to-date text may want to try the fuller Oxford Thesaurus. --Julia Cresswell
Manufacturer's Description
The Oxford Thesaurus, bought to you by Focus Multimedia is a powerful multimedia tool - an essential companion to any word processing document. Compliment your existing vocabulary with a searchable database of over half a million alternative words, 50,000 opposite words, a twin access system for locating words and example sentences to illustrate every entry.
Words can be located either by using the A-Z text or by referring to the extensive index. To take you quickly to the alternative words likely to be of most use, the entries always list first the words most closely related to the word you are looking up. Less relevant alternatives will appear towards the end of each entry.
Impress your friends and colleagues with your use of the English vocabulary and enhance your business, school or college reports.