Pages in decent condition. Some highlighting/writing. Some moderate to heavy bending. No extras, just textbook (no CD-ROM, access kit or code, study guide, etc.).

    This remarkablecompendium contains over 65,000 words, phrases, andcolloquialisms--a gold mine of rhyme certain to aid anddelight everyone who works with language, from the amateurpoet to the professional wordsmith.Why rhyme "moon" with "June"...when you can use "Brigadoon", "Daniel Boone", or "picayune" instead?A cornucopia of rhymes for exasperating, difficult-to-match words...such as "system", "hemophilia", and "Khrushchev".Easy-to-use and read, with entries arranged by sound rather than spelling.Authoritative and up-to-the-minute...including the latest in slang, idioms and buzz words.Whether you're a composer searching for the perfect songlyric or a wit who revels in constructing limericks, here isyour key to a bold new world of creative cleverness-an idealreference book for the Cole Porter in all of us!

    In this new edition, the contents of the BBI have been increased by over 20%.In selecting new material, the authors have made use of a variety of sources, such as: - comments and suggestions from over fifty reviews published in journals throughout the world;- additions to the bilingual editions of the BBI, specifically the Maruzen edition (Tokyo, 1993) and the Longman Dictionary of English Collocations (Hong Kong, 1995);- comments and suggestions from users of the BBI.

    Handy size for study anywhere: at home, on the beach or on the bus. Text has accompanying workbook.

    - 600 photos, illustrations and charts- Entries arranged in a single alphabetical listing- Major articles on key theological topics- Timeline of Biblical history compared to world history- Extensive cross references of related articles- Pronunciation guide

    A lively colourful dictionary for children aged seven and upwards which will stimulate their love and understanding of words.- 5,000 entries with simple definitions- 300 attractive and informative colour illustrations- Example sentences to help make meanings clear- Special ten-page section provides information at a glance(taken from book cover)

    Based on frequency of usage and cultural importance, 10,800 entries, from the 41,500 in the revised and enlarged edition of 1986, have been selected for inclusion in the New Pocket Hawaiian Dictionary.In a compact and portable format, this dictionary updates scientific and common names of plants and animals; Hawaiian equivalents of given names; words borrowed from other languages; numbering and counting; practical phrases, and much more. The chapter on grammar, explained in nontechnical terms, includes a pronunciation guide.This convenient book will be appreciated by residents, visitors, and beginning students of Hawaiian alike.(back cover)