Oxford Wordpower Dictionary

Publisher / Date: OUP / 1993

Level: Intermediate

The Oxford Wordpower Dictionary with its clear, simply written definitions, has been developed to help students make the breakthrough from a basic survival vocabulary to greater spoken fluency and confidence with the written word.

Students will find the dictionary quick and easy to use but also packed with the right kind of information to help them build up their knowledge. The dictionary has been written and edited by teachers who have first-hand experience of the vocabulary-building needs of intermediate students.

Features:

• 30,000 references 
• Clear, simple definitions 
• Coverage of idiom and phrasal verbs 
• American English variants 
• 200 illustrations of difficult words and items in related groups 
• Notes distinguishing between synonyms, giving opposites, providing related vocabulary, and helping to prevent common errors 
• Phonetic spelling and IPA reference