The "Oxford Mini School Thesaurus" is specially written to encourage users to find new or alternative words quickly and easily. It is the perfect tool to improve writing skills and build vocabulary. Special features include: alphabetical layout to find synonyms quickly and easily; thematic panels give groups of related words for extended project work in schools; opposites for vocabulary extension; and cross-references signpost other useful words. Features include: word classes (parts of speech) to build grammatical skills and lead reader to appropriate word; up-to-date sentences and phrases to show how words are used in context; labels [formal, informal, old-fashioned etc.] to encourage accurate use of language; and idiomatic phrases to show the more common use of words.

 

There are 816 pages in this book. It is a dictionary. A dictionary is a single-volume or multivolume reference work containing brief explanatory entries for terms and topics related to a specific subject or field of inquiry, usually arranged alphabetically (example: Dictionary of Neuropsychology). The entries in a dictionary are usually shorter than those contained in an encyclopedia on the same subject, but the word "dictionary" is often used in the titles of works that should more appropriately be called encyclopedias (example: Dictionary of the Middle Ages in 13 volumes). This book was published 2002 by Oxford University Press .

About the Editor: Alan Spooner is the author of a number of dictionaries and reference books for adults and children, including the Oxford Children's Thesaurus, and The Oxford Study Thesaurus.