Simon - Simon & Schuster Thesaurus for Children. The Ultimate Student Thesaurus

Jonathan P. Latimer Karen Stray Nolting

Jonathan P. Latimer Publishing Group

SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS
FOR YOUNG READERS

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Editor in Chief Jonathan P. Latimer

Managing Editor Karen Stray Nolting

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SIMON & SCHUSTER BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS
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ISBN 0-689-84322-4

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Have you ever known what you wanted to say but were not able to find the right words? Or have you written something and used the same word over and over? The Simon & Schuster Thesaurus for Children can help you find just the right word. It can help you to express yourself more clearly and exactly in your writing. It can also help you make your writing more interesting and exciting for your readers.

HOW TO USE THIS THESAURUS

A thesaurus is a collection of words that mean almost the same thing. Words that share meanings are known as synonyms. For example, if you want to describe someone laughing, you have many choices. They could chuckle, giggle, guffaw, roar, or snicker. Each of these words is a synonym for laugh, but each also means a slightly different kind of laughter. The Simon & Schuster Thesaurus for Children can help you choose the word that best describes the kind of laughter you mean.

The words in a thesaurus are listed in alphabetical order. You look up words in a thesaurus as you do in a dictionary.

When a word is listed in the thesaurus, you will find an entry like this one:

The word right is called an entry word. An entry word is printed in red letters. It is followed by its part of speech, a definition, and example sentences to help you understand how the entry word is commonly used. The part of speech for each entry word is also listed in red letters.

Synonyms are listed in blue letters beneath the entry word. Each synonym is followed by a definition and one or more example sentences.

Sometimes you will find cross-references at the end of an entry. For example, the cross-reference for right tells you to look under perfect and true for more synonyms.

You may also find information about antonyms at the end of an entry. These are words that mean the opposite of the entry word. The note at the entry for right tells you that its antonyms are found at the entries for incorrect and wrong.

This thesaurus has several special features to help you select the words that say what you want to say.

Sometimes the word that comes to mind is so general it doesnt tell your reader what you really mean. Word Banks are found at entries such as cat, dog, or ship. They contain lists of particular kinds of things that you may want to name instead of using a more general term. For example, here is the Word Bank for color.

WORD BANK

Sometimes you can make things clearer and more interesting for your reader by naming the particular COLOR you mean. Some colors are:

Common words are often combined with other words to form new words or phrases with new meanings. For example, key means something that solves or explains. However, keyed up means very excited, and to key in means to enter information on a computer. Words from Words features list these combinations with their definitions, one or more example sentences, and some synonyms that you may want to consider using. For example, here is the