Webster's New World : Roget's A-Z Thesaurus /
Charlton Laird.
- Canada : Wiley Publishing, Inc., c1999.
- xxxiii, 894 pages ; 25 cm.
Staff.--Foreword.--Guide to the Use of the Thesaurus.--Roget's Thematic Index.--Thesaurus.--Supplementary Word Lists.
Based on an alphabetical list of more than 30,000 of the words most commonly used by writers and speakers in America, Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus suggests over 300,000 synonymous, related, and derived terms to help you say what you really mean to say. Entries include brief definitions to distinguish among the various senses of words and their related synonyms. Idioms of all sorts are included, an unusual and enriching feature in a thesaurus. Extensive synonym studies provide even deeper and more nuanced information, as well as examples invaluable for sure-footed usage guidance. Book jacket.