thesaurus
noun/θɪˈsɔrəs/
Frequency rank: #14,680 most common English word
Meaning
a reference book or tool that lists words grouped with their synonyms and related terms.
Example sentence
When she could not think of the right word, she looked it up in thesaurus to find a better synonym.
Synonyms & related words
- wordbook
- lexicon
- dictionary
- glossary
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More words in ranks 14,601–14,700
- subsideto become less intense, severe, or active; to die down.
- swoonto faint or feel overwhelmed with emotion or admiration.
- tacticallyin a way that is planned to achieve a specific goal or advantage, especially in a clever or strategic manner.
- tartarA hard yellowish deposit that forms on teeth when plaque is not removed.
- telepathythe supposed ability to communicate thoughts or feelings directly from one mind to another without using speech or other physical means.
- thoraxThe part of the body between the neck and the abdomen, enclosing the heart and lungs.
- thrusterssmall rocket engines used to control the movement or direction of a spacecraft or vessel.
- titheto pay or give one tenth of one's income, especially to a church.
- unattainableimpossible to achieve or obtain; beyond one's reach.
- unexplorednot yet examined, investigated, or traveled through