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Kind words

a thesaurus of euphemisms
1990
Contains over 4,000 English language euphemisms basic to human thought and language.

Tenderfeet and ladyfingers

a visceral approach to words and their origins
1982

Descriptionary

a thematic dictionary
1992
Combination of reverse dictionary and thesaurus with thousands of descriptions of terms organized into 20 subject categories.

Literary terms

a dictionary
1975

In a pickle, and other funny idioms

2007
Thirty common English phrases, such as "a chip off the old block" and "cry over spilled milk" are illustrated and explained.

The well-spoken thesaurus

the most powerful ways to say everyday words and phrases
2011
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide eloquent alternatives to hundreds of everyday words and phrases, and includes seventeen lessons from various authors on rhetorical form and design.

A scale full of fish and other turnabouts

1979
Ten pairs of pictures explore the differences in meaning in such phrases as "Race for a train" and "Train for a race.".

The word museum

the most remarkable English ever forgotten
2000
Provides the meanings and origins of many archaic words and phrases from the English language.

A dictionary of euphemisms & other doubletalk

being a compilation of linguistic fig leaves and verbal flourishes for artful users of the English Language
1981
Lists and defines euphemisms and includes many examples of usage.

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