Descriptionary: A Thematic Dictionary - Hardcover

McCutcheon, Marc

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816024871 ISBN 13: 9780816024872

Publisher: Facts on File, 1992

Synopsis

Praise for the previous editions:
"Recommended."—Choice

"...an enjoyable and worthwhile reference book."—School Library Journal

"Descriptionary is an interesting, unique, and useful work..."—Booklist

"Most dictionaries and thesaureses are not designed to assist users who know subjects or definitions and seek corresponding words or terms, but this work is different...[a] fascinating resource..."—Library Journal

"An ingenious combination of reverse dictionary and thesaurus."—Reference & Research News

Helping writers, students, researchers, and general readers when they're left scrambling for words, this thematic dictionary picks up where other references leave off. Completely updated, Descriptionary, Third Edition is an invaluable resource for those looking for a descriptive or technical term, or for those who know the subject or meaning but not the specific word.

This easy-to-use third edition contains thousands of descriptions of terms organized into more than 20 subject categories. Alphabetized definitions of related words are broken down into subjects and subheadings, making it easy for readers to find the words they need. This indispensable resource contains an expanded and updated section on technology, including computers and the Internet, as well as many new sections.

New sections include:

• British terms
• Cocktails
• Cooking
• Furniture
• Internet chatting
• Organized crime
• Physics
• Sexuality
• Skateboarding
• Street slang
• Yoga.

About this title

Review:

"...a useful reference source..." - American "...fills an important niche in any reference collection because of its wide scope..." - Booklist "...a helpful resource..." - School Library Journal"

About the Author:

Marc McCutcheon is the author of The Facts On File Student's Thesaurus, Roget's Super Thesaurus, Writer's Digest Sourcebook for Building Believable Characters, and The Compass in Your Nose and Other Astonishing Facts About Humans. He lives in South Portland, ME.

About this edition

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0816024871
• ISBN 13: 9780816024872
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 476