terms and phrases

Contains over 4,000 English language euphemisms basic to human thought and language.

A dictionary of words and phrases discussing their origins and history.

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

Contains definitions and examples of over eight hundred literary terms, covering traditional, theoretical, historical, and cultural vocabulary; and features essays on some of the major themes in literature, including adultery, death, love, religious faith, and others.

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

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.

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

Provides the meanings and origins of many archaic words and phrases from the English language.