New from the Oxford American dictionary program, this authoritative and up-to-date thesaurus offers complete coverage of today's American English in one tiny book. Over 140,000 synonyms included, with the most useful words given first for maximum accessibility. Thousands of example sentencespinpoint the correct sense of the words. Useful appendices give guidance on how to avoid common errors, spelling tips and rules, and pronunciation. All Oxford American dictionaries use an easy-to-use respelling system to show how entries are pronounced. It uses simple, familiar markings to representcommon American English sounds.