A Dictionary of English Rhyming Slangs

The Dictionary of Rhyming Slangs is a comprehensive and authoritative survey of rhyming slangs in the anglophone world. With a scope ranging from the 1830s to the current decade, this prodigious collection of over 9,000 headwords reveals the dialects and diverse forms of discourse where this engaging and surprising subset of lexis thrives. Multiple senses are listed chronologically etymologies, commentaries and citations support each usage.

Англо-русский словарь с иллюстрациями • An English-Russian Illustrated Dictionary

Настоящий словарь является плодом многолетнего труда и методических исканий. Методический принцип построения словаря, значительно отличающийся от принятых во всех существующих словарях, многократно проверен автором в его работе с учащимися — на занятиях в классе и во внеклассной работе. При создании словаря автор поставил перед собой задачу как можно полнее и многостороннее осуществить принцип наглядности.

Longman Basic Dictionary of American English

The clear, simple definitions are written using the 2,000-word Longman Defining Vocabulary, which means that students can be sure to understand the explanations. Helpful, natural examples illustrate the words and phrases in typical contexts, so students learn as well as understand. The fun cartoons and clear, open design, add up to a dictionary that students will enjoy using!

Dictionary Stories: Short Fictions and Other Findings

Jez Burrows opened the New Oxford American Dictionary and sat, mystified. Instead of the definition of "study" he was looking for, he found himself drawn to the strangely conspicuous, curiously melodramatic sentence that followed it: "He perched on the edge of the bed, a study in confusion and misery." It read like a tiny piece of fiction on the lam and hiding out in the dictionary—and it wasn't alone. Was it possible to reunite these fugitive fictions? To combine and remix example sentences to form new works? With this spark and a handful of stories shared online, Dictionary Stories was born.

Collin Cobuild Idioms Workbook

This second edition is a companion to the Collins "Dictionary of Idioms" - clarifying key idioms with thorough practice