thesaurus

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/θɪˈsɔːrəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/θɪˈsɔrəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(thi sôr′əs)

Inflections of 'thesaurus' (n):
thesauruses
npl
thesauri
npl

Collocations for "thesaurus"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "thesaurus" in context.

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thesaurus

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. check (in) a thesaurus
  2. look it up in a thesaurus
  3. an [English] thesaurus
  4. thesaurus and [dictionary, encyclopedia]
  5. an online thesaurus
  6. use a thesaurus when writing your [paper, report, summary]
  7. can tell you use a thesaurus
  8. it's obvious that you used a thesaurus
  9. [download, buy, publish] a thesaurus
  10. a thesaurus for [class, school, students]
'thesaurus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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