Dictionary of American English thesaurus helps students build their vocabulary.

Dictionary of American English

Dictionary of American English with new collocation information and vocabulary practice

The 5th edition of this dictionary for learners of American English helps intermediate students improve their writing with the Collocations feature and offers extra support for those studying other subjects in English. The integrated Thesaurus helps students build their vocabulary.

Clear and comprehensive

20,000 words english

5,000 example sentences

Clear definitions written using the Dictionary American Defining Vocabulary of just 2,000 common words

Dictionary 2,000 key words highlighted – the core vocabulary to understand texts

Words for the content areas such as Science and Social Studies

The key to vocabulary building

Collocation boxes show combinations of words that are often used together, such as strong interest, highly successful and take a test

The Thesaurus explains thousands of synonyms and antonyms to help you choose the right word and build your vocabulary

The Topic Vocabulary section helps you find the vocabulary you need to write about common topics such as Describing Places, Technology, Sports and Relationships

1,000 etymologies explain the origins of words

Interactive practice

Pronunciation of all the words and example sentences, and pronunciation practice

Dictionary Vocabulary Checker: find out which type of vocabulary is used in the text you are reading and which words you should learn

New Functionality:

- Full content of the print dictionary

- Search using wildcards and suggested words

- Predictive text in search helps you with spelling as you look for words

- Bookmark your favorite words

- Word-of-the-Day

- My vocabulary