Term: encyclopedia: a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
Broader: reference book: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts | Unrelated: fresnel lens: lens composed of a number of small lenses arranged to make a lightweight lens of large diameter and short focal length
Broader: reference book: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts | Unrelated: pacific giant salamander: large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America
Broader: reference book: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts | Unrelated: senorita: a Spanish title or form of address used to or of an unmarried girl or woman; similar to the English `Miss'
Broader: reference book: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts | Unrelated: barony: the estate of a baron
Broader: reference book: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts | Unrelated: valence: (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate
Broader: reference book: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts | Unrelated: stuffiness: state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat
Broader: reference book: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts | Unrelated: kia quen: a form of foot torture used by the Chinese in which the victim's foot was placed between three pieces of bamboo and systematically squeezed
Broader: reference book: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts | Unrelated: drilling bit: a bit used in drilling for oil
Broader: reference book: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts | Unrelated: ball-buster: a job or situation that is demanding and arduous and punishing
Broader: reference book: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts | Unrelated: groundsheet: a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture