A treasury or storehouse; hence, a repository, especially of knowledge; -- often applied to a comprehensive work, like a dictionary or cyclopedia.
It is a Latin word - thesaurus - meaning treasury. Also a Greek word - thesauros - of similar meaning, from the root word 'titherai' meaning to 'put or place'
In dinosaur, "sauros" comes from Greek, meaning lizard. Thesaurus is from the greek thesauros, meaning collection or treasure.
A Dictionary will give you the meaning of a word, its etymology and its roots, where a Thesaurus will give you words which have a similar (often the same) meaning and can be used in a similar context.
A theasarus A theasarus
A thesaurus gives you synonyms and antonyms of words in the dictionary. A dictionary can also have thesaurus in it so it will say both dictionary and thesaurus on the front cover. - Kamala Pullakhandam age 9
Yes they are true in a Thesaurus.
In a grudging manner.
a thesaurus
a thesaurus
A thesaurus which is a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms.
It is a Latin word - thesaurus - meaning treasury. Also a Greek word - thesauros - of similar meaning, from the root word 'titherai' meaning to 'put or place'
In a grudging manner.
In dinosaur, "sauros" comes from Greek, meaning lizard. Thesaurus is from the greek thesauros, meaning collection or treasure.
An antonym is a word that is opposite in meaning to another. A thesaurus is the most helpful tool for finding antonyms for a word.
A thesaurus would be the most useful resource for a writer searching for an interesting word to convey a particular meaning. It provides synonyms and related words that can help the writer find the perfect term to express a specific idea or emotion.
Go on the online thesaurus
A Dictionary will give you the meaning of a word, its etymology and its roots, where a Thesaurus will give you words which have a similar (often the same) meaning and can be used in a similar context.