ESL Dictonaries

Learn and understand thousands of new English words

Clear, comprehensive, and easy to use, McGraw-Hill Education: Essential ESL Dictionary for Learners of English was developed to meet the needs of ESL students like you. Inside you will find more than 9,000 English terms, each with a simple definition so you will understand its meaning and usage. Every entry is accompanied by its phonetic translation, definition, and explanation. You'll find example sentences throughout that show English words in context. Hundreds of illustrations are also used throughout the dictionary, giving you visual reinforcement of word meanings.

INCLUDES:

• 9,000+ American and British words, explained in easy-to-understand language
• Grammar and usage boxes to aid your understanding of key concepts
• A grammar summary that highlights parts of speech, idioms, sentence structures, and more
• A special section of illustrations--featuring thematic groups of words including animals, nature, electronics, music, the classroom, and more--to help you remember common terms
• A conversation guide that identifies important phrases for everyday situations such as meeting people, asking directions, going shopping, and more

Whether you use it at work, in school, or at home, McGraw-Hill Education: Essential ESL Dictionary for Learners of English will become your trusted reference as you learn the language and build your English skills.

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The Fifth Edition of Longman Dictionary of American English is the key to vocabulary building! Now with the full contents online, plus online Thesaurus and Vocabulary Checker.

• 109,000 words, meanings and phrases, including words from the Academic Word List
  
• 59,000 example sentences, showing thousands of academic words and collocations
  
• Clear definitions written using the Longman American Defining Vocabulary of just 2,000 common words
  
• Words for content areas such as Science and Social Studies

• Collocation boxes show combination of words that are often used together, such as strong interest, highly successful, and take a test
  
• Integrated Thesaurus explains thousands of synonyms and antonyms
  
• 3,000 etymologies explain the origin of words -15,000 etymologies online
  
• Learner's Handbook on Writing, Collocations and Grammar
  
• Workbook exercises for self-study and classroom use

• Pronunciation of all the words and example sentences, and pronunciation practice
  
• Longman Vocabulary Checker: find out which type of vocabulary is used in the text you are reading and which words you should learn
  
• Thesaurus: choose the right word and build your vocabulary
  
• Topic Vocabulary: find all the words you need to write about common topics such as Describing Places, Technology, Sports and Relationships
  
• Academic Study Center with interactive exercises for vocabulary, reading and writing, and exam practice for TOEFL

This popular, pocket-size dictionary is ideal for students who need a quick and easy reference to American words and phrases. This handy new dictionary also has a hard-wearing plastic cover.

Shape up your English with thousands of idioms

Whether you are a learner of English who is having difficulty understanding expressions in everyday speech or a native speaker who wants to expand your written or spoken range, you need a comprehensive reference for idioms, common phrases, and sayings of American English. McGraw-Hill's American Idioms Dictionary shows you the ropes of English and helps you:

• Expand your English-speaking abilities with these 14,000-plus expressions, proverbs, and common sayings, listed alphabetically
• Use American idioms correctly by following the many helpful examples
• Easily find the right phrase by one of its key words

Some examples of the colorful English language, as spoken by Americans:

at peace relaxed and happy
every trick in the book every deceptive method known
Johnny-on-the-spot someone who is in the right place at the right time
make a killing to have a great success, especially in making money
nine-to-five job a job with normal daytime hours
scream bloody murder to complain bitterly
take a powder to leave; to leave town

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The clear, simple definitions are written using the 2,000-word Longman Defining Vocabulary, which means that students can be sure to understand the explanations. Helpful, natural examples illustrate the words and phrases in typical contexts, so students learn as well as understand. The fun cartoons and clear, open design, add up to a dictionary that students will enjoy using!