Pocket Dictionary & Thesaurus

This help my daughter out so much in her English class

This book gets 5 stars ONLY if its intended use is for students learning the English language who need a very small paperback that can be used easily next to a computer or fit into a backpack or other carrying piece easily. These might be students learning English as a foreign language or students in certain kinds of middle school and high school English classes and certain kinds of college English classes. Students with advanced vocabularies in English might find the book too basic, leaving out more complicated words and spellings. Having a thesaurus at the bottom of the page is handy; and the format is a mixture of clarity and lack of clarity. What's clear are those words followed by "an opposite would be," but what's unclear without scrutiny are words listed at the top and seemingly unrelated with no explanation in spots and what at times looks like a repeat of a word and definition from the top but no opposites or ways to create opposites using the words given. I did look closely at several pagesand this is my assessment but if anything is incorrect here (I don't have my copy immediately handy), it's probably best to realize that for at least one reader the thesaurus part had its easily understood and helpful moments combined with more complicated scrutiny that someone valuing speedy reading might enjoy less. I personally prefer Roget's thesaurus and its format and personally prefer having many more words included than this dictionary/thesaurus has.

Finally, found the best pocket dictionary and thesaurus. The book comes enclosed in a sturdy vinyl envelope which makes it dust and water resistant, the pages are all well binded. Upon opening, the dictionary and thesaurus features which are clearly and concisely defined are shown on one page and then it starts off with the words. The font, size and coloring of the text is appealing to the eye, each page has a dictionary and thesaurus section for a given set of words which makes it easy to read without cluttering the dictionary and thesaurus in the same space. The book is inexpensive for what it offers and is a must for all word enthusiasts!

Great little dictionary to carry to and from school every day.

I bought this to replace the one that I had and one of the things I love about it is the protective sleeve however I was highly disappointed when I discovered it was not included. Is there anyway to get the protective sleeve for this?Other than that this is a great dictionary and thesaurus, I do a lot of writing and this is a must have tool.

Missing a lot of words

This Barron's Pocket Dictionary comes with a nice, clear protective cover. The paper material is of good quality and each word is in bold blue which makes it easy to see and read. A blue box highlights the alphabet on the edge of each page(makes it easier to jump to the correct page). The size is just right to carry around. And the definitions are easy to understand.I found that more than a few words(which were included in two other pocket dictionaries that I own) are missing from this dictionary. For example, I couldn't locate 'ambiance' or 'enamor'(which was included in both Webster's New World and Merriam-Webster's Pocket Dictionaries). Overall this is a nice-looking and well laid-out dictionary/thesaurus but is a bit limited in the variety of words. This pocket dictionary would probably be better suited for ESL students just learning the language.

Item as described

What's not to like?I need to thank the former owner of this Dictionary for using it with utmost care, thus saving me a few bucks in purchasing a used Dictionary which looked & felt like it was brand new....hot from the Press.

Barron's thesaurus is literally a treasure of words

ポケットタイプの英英辞典は色々出てますがこれをグアムの書店で見かけたときには在庫１冊しかないという感じで人気があったようで購入。単語帳代わりに使ってます。しかも類語が一緒に見れるので、語彙数を増やすには最適かと。この金額なのでボロボロにして覚えても全然平気です。

このカテゴリー(辞書と類語辞典が一緒になっているもの)で中級の英語学習者でも使えて常時携帯可能な大きさとなると、現状これ以外思いつきません。これで発音も載っていればパーフェクトですが、そこを差し引いても、この辞書の明解さ、コンパクトさは十分魅力的だと思います。