Oxford University Press Oxford School Dictionary & Thesaurus

A one-stop dictionary and thesaurus for upper primary students.

The Oxford School Dictionary amp; Thesaurus combines a comprehensive dictionary at the top of the page with a companion thesaurus at the bottom; for the upper primary student moving into secondary school. The dictionary contains clear simple definitions; up-to-date example sentences; and support on spelling; grammar and punctuation. The thesaurus provides thousands of up-to-date synonyms; arranged by the meaning that is closest to that of the headword; instead of alphabetically; to enable users to select the most accurate alternative. Having the dictionary and thesaurus entry on the same page makes it a very easy-to-use one-volume reference tool. It is powered by the Oxford Children's Corpus; a unique electronic database of millions of words of writing for children.