WordWise Dictionary CD-ROM with Worksheets The WordWise Dictionary CD-ROM includes:+ Spoken pronunciation of all headwords in British and American English +Thousands of colour photographs, videos, and pictures + Lots of interactive exercises +Pop-up dictionary-just roll your mouse over any word on an Internet and word-processing screen and the definition for the word or phrase pops up!
The Memory Coach includes: +the full contents of the dictionary +interactive exercises focusing on core meanings and structures, vocaulary building, word choice, spelling and pronunciation +a wide variety of memory games +photo dictionary +Exam Preparation for KET & PET +12 Worksheets with exercises on different topics.
Dictionary of English Synonyms: Vocabulary Building
Synonym is a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word. | Alphabetical List of Useful Synonyms | Advanced and daily used English synonyms | Sample This: ABSTRUSE – difficult to understand- Synonyms or Similar Words for ‘Abstruse’- arcane / garbled / inarticulate / incoherent / incomprehensible / indecipherable / inexplicable / obscure / rarefied
The Dictionary of Contempory English (5th edition) the most comprehensive dictionary and DVD-ROM ever. Includes: *230,000 words, phrases and meanings -- more than any other
Reading the Oxford English DictionaryShea’s engougement (“irrational fondness”) for dictionaries led him to spend a year reading through all 20 volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary, and he describes this account as “the thinking man’s Cliff Notes to the greatest dictionary in the world.” For each letter of the alphabet he provides a handful of his favorite words and his own humorous glosses, along with musings on the history of the OED, dictionaries in general, and his reading life. (He does most of his OED reading at the Hunter College Library and finds himself turning into one of those “Library People” as the year goes by.)
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 9th Edition (for Bluedict and MDict)
The Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, or OALD, is recommended by teachers and students because it defines words in language students understand, gives useful example sentences, and includes the tools learners need to succeed in English.
The 9th Edition includes 145,000 words, phrases, and meanings and 85,500 examples showing how to use words. British/American English pronunciation at every entry, with a written transcription and accompanying audio. For maximum learning and user engaging there is expand vocabulary feature available that help users to use the color illustrations and usage notes to explore related words and phrases.
