Roget's Super Thesaurus - Softcover

McCutcheon, Marc

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1582979995 ISBN 13: 9781582979991

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2010

Synopsis

Roget's Super Thesaurus is a perennial favorite among writers, and this latest edition has more than 1,000 new and expanded entries. This timesaving reference will help you find the perfect synonym or antonym to give your writing precision and color. From aback to zydeco, you'll find the exact word you need.

Easy to use and comprehensive in content, Roget's Super Thesaurus includes these unique features:

• reverse dictionary
• sample sentences
• enlightening quotes
• more that 400,000 synonyms and antonyms

The next time that elusive, just-right word or phrase is on the tip of your tongue, reach for Roget's Super Thesaurus. With more features than any other word reference, it's is a must-have for every writer's desk!

About this title

About the Author

Marc McCutcheon is the author of fourteen books, including Descriptionary; Damn, Why Didn't I Write That?; and Everyday Life in the 1800s. He runs his own bookstore, Once and Again Books, in Scarborough, Maine.

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A Aback aback (taken) adv. startled, taken unawares, surprised, confused, thrown off guard. Abaft abaft a. aft, astern, rearward, behind, back. Abandon abandon n. unrestraint, carelessness, free-spiritedness, spontaneity, wildness, wantonness, intemperance, impulsiveness, devil-may-care attitude. restraint, reserve, restriction, self-consciousness. Abandon abandon v. leave, desert, discard, forsake, quit, dump, turn one's back on, cast off, reject, relinquish, discontinue, renounce, lay aside, leave in the lurch, cut one's losses, throw in the towel, strand, drop, give up, wash one's hands of, deep six, ditch. stick with, take up, continue, adopt. Abandoned abandoned a. 1. DESERTED given up, forgotten, left behind, rejected, stranded, forsaken, cast off, cast aside, discarded, destitute, forgotten, scorned, desolate, friendless. 2. UNRESTRAINED unreserved, uncontrolled, dissolute, wild, loose, immoral, wicked, shameless, licentious, lewd, wanton. 1. used, adopted, taken up, befriended. 2. restrained, reserved, moral, seemly. Abase abase v. humble, humiliate, degrade, prostrate oneself, deflate, put down, debase, vitiate, devalue. honor, puff up. Abashed ABASHED a. embarrassed, ill at ease. Mary spoke unabashedly about contraceptives. embarrassed, ashamed, humiliated, red-faced, disconcerted, discomfitted, mortified, chagrined, disgraced. reassured, relaxed, cool. Abate ABATE v. to subside, lessen, reduce. The pain from a stubbed toe will gradually abate. subside, lessen, reduce, weaken, slacken, diminish, decrease, wane, dwindle, decline, let up, taper off. grow, expand, intensify, surge. Abattoir abattoir n. slaughterhouse, butchery. Abbey abbey n. monastery, cloister, friary, convent, nunnery, ministry. area restricted to members: cloister governed by prior or prioress: priory orders: Benedictine, Dominican, Franciscan, Jesuit, Paulist, Trappist resident: monk, friar, nun superior or head: abbot, abbess Abbreviate abbreviate v. shorten, abridge, condense, cut, reduce, contract, curtail, clip, compress, synopsize. expand, broaden, enlarge. Abbreviation abbreviation n. shortening, condensation, abridgement, contraction, reduction, summary, synopsis, brief, abstract, short version, short form. ABCs: fundamentals, rudiments, basics, simple elements AC: alternating current; air conditioning A.D.: anno Domini; in the year of the Lord a.k.a: also known as anon: anonymous ASAP: as soon as possible aux.: auxiliary AWOL: absent without leave B.A.: Bachelor of Arts B.C.: before Christ blvd.: boulevard B.S.: Bachelor of Science BTU: British thermal unit BYOB: bring your own booze CB: Citizens Band C: Celsius, centigrade c: copyright Cdr.: Commander CEO: chief executive officer chm.: chairman cl.: centiliter cm.: centimeter c/o: care of co.: company COD: cash on delivery Col.: Colonel corp.: corporation CPA: certified public accountant CPR: cardiopulmonary resuscitation cu.: cubic DA: district attorney DC: direct current D.D.: Doctor of Divinity D.D.S.: Doctor of Dental Science DOA: dead on arrival Dr.: Doctor DST: daylight-saving time d.t.'s: delirium tremens EEG: electroencephalogram e.g.: exempli gratia; for example EKG: electrocardiogram ERA: earned run average ESP: extrasensory perception Esq.: Esquire et al: et alia; and others etc.: etcetera; and so forth F: Fahrenheit FM: frequency modulation f.o.b.: freight on board FYI: for your information g: gram GIGO: garbage in, garbage out GOP: Grand Old Party HMS: His/Her Majesty's Ship Hon.: Honorable hq.: headquarters ibid: ibidem; in the same place i.e.: id est; that is IQ: intelligence quotient

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1582979995
• ISBN 13: 9781582979991
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 688