Sharp PW-E500A operation manual Oxford Thesaurus of English, Selection of entries

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y

(French)

cru

y; (German) gemütlich

Y

(German)

München

 

j

(Irish)

Dáil

 

 

(Russian)

Arkhangelsk

 

>(French) Horta

nasalized vowels

 

diphthongs

(~ indicates nasality)

 

a~

pincette

used for anglicized

aI (German) Gleichschaltung

Q~

cordon bleu

} French pronunciations

 

A~

(French)

Danton, Lac Leman

 

E~

(French)

Amiens, Rodin

 

9~

(French)

Verdun

 

O~

(French)

arrondissement

 

 

 

 

 

Oxford Thesaurus of English

Introduction

The Oxford Thesaurus of English (OTE) has been compiled using new evidence in new ways, in order to create an original work of reference that will be most useful to a wide range of users for many different purposes. It is an independent resource in its own right, but it may also be viewed as a companion volume to the Oxford Dictionary of English, Oxford’s ground-breaking one-volume dictionary which, based on systematic analysis of hundreds of millions of words of real English, presents the most accurate picture of the language available. OTE draws on the same data to give sets of words compiled according to their similarity in meaning and checked for actual usage against the evidence in the Oxford English Corpus.

All thesauruses contain lists of words that are linked by having a similar or related meaning, but this thesaurus also contains:

■opposites (e.g. for the different senses of smart: scruffy, unfashionable, stupid, slow, and gentle).

■word links (e.g. words related to horse, such as stallion, mare, and equine)

■studies of synonyms with similar meanings, entitled ‘Choose the Right Word’ (e.g. brusque, abrupt, curt, and terse)

■advice on pairs of confusingly similar words (e.g. “militate or mitigate?”)

■a broad selection of word lists (e.g. herbs: angelica, anise, basil, bay leaf, bergamot, etc.)

For more information on these features, see the relevant sections on pages 51–52.

Selection of entries

The primary purpose of OTE is to give synonyms for the common everyday words of English: words with roughly the same meaning as the entry word (headword). Some words, especially those for animals, plants, and physical objects, do not have synonyms, so they do not get entries in a thesaurus. You will not find synonyms of gerbil or geranium, but there is an entry for squirrel because of the phrasal verb squirrel something away, which has synonyms such as save, put aside, and stash away.

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Contents PW-E500A Introduction Contents Getting Started Using the PW-E500A for the first timeAuto power off function Turning the power on/offTo attach a commercially available strap BacklightData contained in the PW-E500A Layout Key assignments Display symbolsOperation guidance message Inputting words for a dictionary search Basic operationSelecting a dictionary / function in the main menu Filter search view selecting an item scrolling List view selecting an item scrollingShifting the displayed character size z Detail view scrollingRecalling the terms previously searched h Searching a word on the screen Listing a summary of detail view items qBrowsing Notes r Set-up menu Setting the key sound on/offAdjusting the LCD contrast Setting the Auto power off activation timeStarting Auto Demo mode Inputting characters4WD Modifying entryLooking up a word Filter search Using the Oxford Dictionary of EnglishIf there is no match found Browsing NotesSpellcheck function Phrase searchIf the list of words does not appear as expected Further informationUsing the Oxford Thesaurus of English Press tto open the Oxford Thesaurus of English Searching by an author name Filter search Using the Oxford Dictionary of QuotationsPress uto open the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Keyword searchScreen of the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Random quoteCrossword solver Using the Solver functionsPuzzle solver Entering characters Anagram solverHow to use the Super jump function Using the Super jump functionAbout the detail view after the jump Specifying a Dictionary to jump toHow to use the History function Using the History functionDeleting a history item Deleting the history list of a DictionaryCalculation examples Prior to initiating calculationsExample Operation Display Currency converter Setting a currency rateConverting currencies Units capable of being converted Metric converterAppendices Replacing the batterySpecifications Reset procedure if trouble occursReset procedures Product support TroubleshootingIntroduction Oxford Dictionary of EnglishStructure Core Sense and Subsense NoseSpecialized case of the core sense, e.g Encyclopedic Material Specialist VocabularyTerms relating to nouns GrammarTerms relating to verbs Other terms relating to nounsTerms relating to adjectives Terms relating to adverbs Evidence and Illustrative ExamplesOxford English Corpus Oxford Reading ProgrammeSpecialist reading Word HistoriesExamples Standard English Usage NotesWorld English Variant spellings SpellingIse or ize? HyphenationVerbs InflectionNouns Adjectives PronunciationsConsonants Foreign pronunciationsSelection of entries Oxford Thesaurus of EnglishSynonyms HomonymsIllustrative examples Idiomatic phrases and phrasal verbs Linguistic evidenceRegister standard vs. informal and regional English Word links OppositesConfusables ‘Choose the Right Word’ notesWord lists Introduction abridged Oxford Dictionary of QuotationsPage How to use the Dictionary Page Keyword Search Europe Sharp Corporation
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