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Where’s the Thesaurus?

Posted on September 29, 2022March 31, 2023 by Wordsmyth

We’re often asked “Where’s the thesaurus in your dictionary?” What some users don’t recognize right away is that synonyms, similar words, and antonyms are matched with each sense of a word and appear directly under the appropriate definition for a particular headword. This is why we call it an “integrated thesaurus.”

Wordsmyth Teachers Guide

Posted on September 23, 2022January 24, 2023 by Wordsmyth

Here is a quick overview of Wordsmyth features, including Wordsmyth dictionaries at all levels, vocabulary tools, and teacher tools. This guide can help educators make good use of Wordsmyth dictionaries and tools so that students may be helped to improve their vocabulary as well as their reading and writing skills.

How to s*rch the diction?ry using wild card symbols

Posted on April 5, 2013February 25, 2023 by Wordsmyth

Understanding how to use wild card symbols will increase your ability to find words you can’t spell or don’t fully recall. Wild card symbols also allow you to find groups of words that contain a particular letter pattern.

Weekly Quiz

Posted on April 1, 2023March 3, 2023 by Wordsmyth

With the Wordsmyth Vocabulary Center activities, you can study these words, play games with them, and assess your knowledge of their meanings with a quiz. Go to the Vocabulary Center, the words…

Children’s Dictionary: Map of an Entry

Posted on March 31, 2023March 31, 2023 by Wordsmyth

Wordsmyth Word Explorer Children’s Dictionary have many features, much more than looking up the definition of a word. This detailed user guide helps you to make the best use of the dictionary.

tirade

Posted on March 31, 2023March 23, 2023 by Wordsmyth

noun a long, forceful, or angry speech, often critical or denunciatory in nature; harangue.When her grandmother saw what she was wearing, she knew she would hear one of her grandmother’s tirades about…

personify

Posted on March 30, 2023March 23, 2023 by Wordsmyth

1. to be a perfect or typical example of; embody.The lovely actress personified elegance. 2. to attribute human characteristics to (a nonhuman or inanimate thing).The poem personifies a tree. See the full…

opinionated

Posted on March 29, 2023March 23, 2023 by Wordsmyth

adjective having definite and unchangeable opinions, often seemingly on all subjects.Her father is very opinionated and really doesn’t listen to anybody else’s views on a subject. See the full entry

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