Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary, Fourth Edition (Writers Library) - Softcover

McCutcheon, Marc

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0816079471 ISBN 13: 9780816079476

Publisher: Checkmark Books, 2010

Synopsis

Find the word on the tip of your tongue with this helpful resource.

Praise for the previous hardcover edition:
"...a useful reference source..."—American Reference Books Annual

"...fills an important niche in any reference collection because of its wide scope..."—Booklist

"...a helpful resource..."—School Library Journal

This is the book to use when looking for a descriptive or technical term or when you know the subject or meaning but not the specific word. Descriptionary, Fourth Edition is a clever combination of a reverse dictionary and a thesaurus, with thousands of descriptions of terms organized into subject categories and sub-categories.

This new edition contains thousands of descriptions of terms organized into expanded and updated sections, including those on politics and the Internet, and dozens of new sections. Many new finance and technology terms have also been added to this user-friendly book.

New sections include:

• Anthropology
• Archaeology
• Chemistry
• Dinosaurs
• Evolution
• Fishing
• Jewelry
• Rocks
• Sleep
• and more.

About this title

About the Author

Marc McCutcheon is the author of The Facts On File Student's Thesaurus, Roget's Super Thesaurus, Writer's Digest Sourcebook for Building Believable Characters, and The Compass in Your Nose and Other Astonishing Facts About Humans. He lives in South Portland, ME.

Edition details

• Publisher: Checkmark Books
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0816079471
• ISBN 13: 9780816079476
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 711