thesaurus
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- noun
- /θɪˈsɔrəs/
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tesauro
- When writing an essay, using a thesaurus can help you find more varied and interesting words.
- dictionary and thesaurus
- thesaurus, 2nd edition
- use a thesaurus
And you just do that by by going to your thesaurus and also going to your dictionary.
- And you just do that by by going to your thesaurus and also going to your dictionary.
- Robert's Rules of Order was next to Roger's Thesaurus.
- So those, I think it's good and I actually encourage writers to create their own personal thesaurus to look for words like that, to find more specific verbs.
- Bring a pistol and a thesaurus at dawn.
- Or just someone had a thesaurus, or maybe both.
- It's this great, to use the the classic metaphor thesaurus or storehouse or treasure house, right.
- I've made that mistake before, and yet Sal keeps putting it in no thesauruses at the genteel house.
- You know, he uses the term thesaurus actually, which means something like storehouse or treasure House of ideas.
Examples
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Roget was also interested in language, and the thesaurus is named after him.
Academic text (2009) -
You should use a thesaurus.
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But yeah, I use my thesaurus a lot.
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Did you just find a thesaurus somewhere?
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Unless someone has bought the man a thesaurus, he'll use the word "strong" a lot.
Blog text (16) -
Okay, I'll look up some new ones in my thesaurus.
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Students in the two experimental classes were each given a thesaurus to use starting in October.
Academic text (1999) -
There's a thesaurus in the library.
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To illustrate, let us return to the earlier example of Joshua using the thesaurus.
Academic text (2014) -
I need typing paper, a thesaurus, Diet Coke, and a quiet place to compose.
Synonyms
An old book that lists words with similar meanings
A book that lists words with similar meanings
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Etymology
The word thesaurus comes from the Greek word thēsauros, which means 'treasure' or 'store'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a thesaurus as a 'treasure chest' full of words, which is why it lists many similar words and their meanings.