thesaurus

Noun

Meaning

A treasury or storehouse; hence, a repository, especially of knowledge; -- often applied to a comprehensive work, like a dictionary or cyclopedia.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

synonymicon almanac treasury dictionary glossary concordance catalog lexicon repository gloss compendium lexis vocabulary storehouse reference book
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Antonyms

complete silence absolute silence antipodal phrase repository antipodal vocabulary book antithetical vocabulary guide antonym anthology
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Phrases with the word

power thesaurus

Derivatives

thesauri

Examples

Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule. Stephen King

No thesaurus can give you those words, no rhyming dictionary. They must happen out of you. Dorothy Fields

Not to sound corny, but intelligence is big. Everything fades, and everything can be modified. But intelligence is something you cant fake. Im not even talking about whether you can read a thesaurus backwards. But there is a beauty in common sense. Wale

A large collection of letters from Urban IV and from Clement IV to Cardinal Simon can be found in: Edmund Martène and Ursine Durand, Thesaurus novus anecdotorum Tomus Secundus (Paris 1717), 1-636. Source: Internet

Another spin-off was " Roger's Profanisaurus ", citation a thesaurus of (often freshly coined) rude words, phrases and sexual slang submitted by readers. Source: Internet

Boring language Harry, break out a thesaurus, use some metaphors and similes." Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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