The American heritage thesaurus for learners of English
By: Joyce LeBaron & Susannah LeBaron ; with the editors of the American heritage dictionaries.
Contributors: LeBaron, Susannah.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
Subjects: English language -- Synonyms and antonyms.; English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers.
Genres: Textbooks for foreign speakers.
Other titles: Thesaurus for learners of English
Description: This reference contains more than 6,000 synonyms that have been carefully chosen for their usefulness to students of English, both intermediate and advanced. Every synonym has a short, clear definition that helps distinguish it from other synonyms in its group and its own example sentence showing proper usage and clarifying shades of meaning. A useful appendix includes thematic word groups, a list of frequently misspelled words, irregular verbs, and information on common idioms, sound-alikes, and other areas of difficulty for English learners.