Contains 183,500 British and American words, phrases, and meanings, as well as 85,000 examples showing how words are used. This work explains 20,000 word origins on the COMPASS CD-ROM. It includes over 2,000 words and meanings from British and American English, such as offshoring, life coach, sex up, wi-fi.
Over 17,000 synonyms and opposites are explained Alphabetical and topic index make it easy to find the word you are looking for 16 study pages focus on different topics with exam-style exercises Unique topic maps bring together subject-related vocabulary 9-page Trainer helps users make the best use of the Thesaurus CD-ROM with complete Thesaurus and over 250 practice games and activities