Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus Essential

All the words you need, every day: this Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus is the perfect word reference tool to broaden your knowledge of English.


Specially designed to meet your needs at home, school, and at work, this dictionary and thesaurus combo combines a comprehensive dictionary with all the alternatives and opposites you may need. You can always rely on Collins to provide you with the latest words to enter the English language, as all our definitions, examples, idioms and usage notes are based on the Collins Corpus – our unrivalled and constantly updated 4.5 billion-word database – as well as suggestions from the public on our award-winning collinsdictionary.com. This Collins thesaurus and dictionary has been designed for ease of use, with thumb tabs on every page and all entry words highlighted in bold so that you can be sure to find all the information you need, quickly. For more on English language usage, the new editions of the Collins English Dictionary (9780008309435) and Thesaurus (9780008309459) are available for purchase separately.