The greatest survey of slang ever published – winner of the 2012 Dartmouth Medal. ‘The reference work of the vulgar tongue to which all others must now be referred […] English slang in more detail than any lexicographer before him’ The Telegraph

This three-volume set of Green’s Dictionary of Slang demonstrate the sheer scope of a lifetime of research by Jonathon Green, the leading slang lexicographer of our time. A remarkable collection of this often reviled but endlessly fascinating area of the English language, it covers slang from the past five centuries right up to the present day, from all the different English-speaking countries and regions. Every word and phrase is authenticated by genuine and fully-referenced citations of its use, giving the work a level of authority and scholarship unmatched by any other publication in this field.

Green’s Dictionary of Slang is a groundbreaking work. Quite simply, it is the most authoritative and comprehensive record of slang ever to be made available.

  • The magnum opus from the English-speaking world’s leading slang lexicographer, Jonathon Green
  • Meticulously researched and thoroughly authenticated, with all words, phrases and meanings backed by citations from a myriad of original sources
  • Covers 500 years of slang from right across the English-speaking world and from all walks of life
  • Contains 10.3 million words, offering over 53,000 entries, covering 100,000 definitions of words and phrases, and including over 413,000 citations

 

 

Containing 36,000 references and 47,000 definitions, The Chambers Mini Dictionary is the ideal easy-to-use guide to finding the right word and spelling every time. Clearly structured entries include information on pronunciation, history, related terms and examples to give you extra help with choosing and using the right word. New good writing supplement informs and entertains with tips on effective style and structure, global English and memory.

The Chambers Paperback Dictionary and Thesaurus provides thousands of clear dictionary definitions plus thesaurus alternatives for 9,000 common words in a single volume. The dictionary: word entries include information on pronunciation, related terms and associated set phrases to give you extra help with choosing and using the right word. The thesaurus: word entries include numbered alternative meanings as well as antonyms – opposite words – to give you extra context in choosing and using the right word. A selection of ‘types of’ panels gives extra depth in a range of fields from song and dance to food and flowers.

New good writing supplement: informs and entertains with tips on style and structure, commonly confused words, words to impress, global English and memory prompts for remembering tricky spellings.

Containing thousands of clear definitions, The Chambers Paperback Dictionary is the ideal easy-to-use guide to finding the right word and spelling every time.

Clearly structured word entries include information on pronunciation, related terms and associated set phrases to give you extra help with choosing and using the right word.

New good writing supplement informs and entertains with tips on effective style and structure, global English and memory prompts for remembering tricky spellings.

This fully revised 3rd edition presents even more inspiring, reflective, insightful, witty and wise words from across the centuries. With its broad historical scope it is the ideal tool for checking a half-remembered line, finding a telling turn of phrase, or simply browsing the accumulated wit and wisdom of the ages.

This edition brings contains thousands of new quotations up to 2015, mixing old favourites and new sources such as Barack Obama, Bradley Wiggins, Kurt Vonnegut, Arsene Wenger, Richard Dawkins, Seamus Heaney, Pope Francis and 50 Cent.

This is a browser’s paradise stretching from ancient times to the present day. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author, starting with Diane Abbot’s description of the United Kingdom’s Parliament as ‘a nightmare of elderly white males’ and finishing with Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg telling us to ‘move fast and break things’. Between those two extremes are just under 1000 pages of quotations, followed by a 350-page keyword index, so you can locate a quote even if you can only remember a single word or phrase.

As well as literary quotations from important authors past and present this collection contains quotations from writers, critics, politicians and journalists. We have sought out memorable phrases from scientists, industrialists, entertainers, sportspeople, and many more, to reflect the diversity of modern life. And just as the world has changed since the last edition of this dictionary, so many of the hundreds of new quotations reflect these changes, and important global and local events.

The Chambers Dictionary of Great Quotations includes quotations from over 4,000 sources, including: Jonathan Aitken, Woody Allen, Giorgio Armani, David Beckham, The Bible, Tony Blair, Don Bradman, Robert Burns, George W Bush, Catullus, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Brian Clough, Jarvis Cocker, Simone de Beauvoir, Charles Dickens, Tracey Emin, E M Forster, Stephen Fry, Joseph Heller, Charlton Heston, John Humphrys, Joan of Arc, Elton John, The Koran, Mao Zedong, George Melly, George Michael, Jo Moore, Andrew Motion, Friedrich Nietzsche, Sylvia Plath, Plato, Will Self, William Shakespeare, Stevie Smith, Kevin Spacey, Quentin Tarantino, Margaret Thatcher, Queen Victoria, Gore Vidal, Oscar Wilde, Michael Winner, Emile Zola and many more.

If you’ve ever struggled with a half-remembered line or you’ve got a quote in your head and don’t know where it comes from, this is the book for you.

The new edition of the bestselling reference for crossword solvers and setters – now in paperback.

The Chambers Crossword Dictionary is the perfect tool for any crossword solver – and you know it because it is used by the setters themselves!

What makes_ The Chambers Crossword Dictionary_ different? Comprehensive, reliable and easy-to-use, this major new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated by a team of crossword experts, and is specially tailored to the needs of crossword solvers. With more than 500,000 solutions to cryptic and quick clues, plus explanations of cryptic clue types and the use of anagram and other indicators, and insights into the world of crossword setting and memorable clues, it is truly the ultimate crossword bible.

This new edition features:

– Over 500,000 solutions for every kind of crossword
– More than 2,500 crossword code words alerting you to cryptic ploys – Over 19,500 ‘one-stop’ entries, with both synonyms and encyclopaedic material, for extra guidance in finding the right answer
– A wealth of recent synonyms to give you up-to-the-minute answers
– New topic lists to help you solve general-knowledge clues
– Word lists sorted by length and then alphabetically to make finding solutions easy
– Includes words, phrases, abbreviations, symbols, codes and other cryptic ‘building blocks’
– Packed with crossword jargon, anagram and other indicators and essential cryptic vocabulary
– Draws on the latest Chambers Dictionary and the authoritative Chambers reference range

It is packed with expert advice and editorial from:

– Derek Arthur (1945-2010), co-editor of The Listener crossword in The Times and of The Chambers Crossword Dictionary, 2nd edition
– Ross Beresford, former co-editor of The Listener crossword
– Peter Biddlecombe, The Sunday Times crossword editor and The Times Crossword Championship winner (2000, 2007)
– Jonathan Crowther, better known to cryptic crossword solvers as Azed, having set crosswords for The Observer for over 40 years
– Don Manley, crossword setter for many quality newspapers under various pseudonyms (Duck, Quixote, Bradman, Giovanni), and Church Times crossword editor
– Tim Moorey, crossword setter for The Sunday Times and The Times, and crossword editor and setter for The Week and MoneyWeek magazines. He is author of How to Crack Cryptic Crosswords

Chambers is one of the world’s most respected dictionary and thesaurus publishers.

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  • International and historical coverage of all areas of human achievement including the arts, science, technology, sport, politics, philosophy and business
  • Meticulously researched and expertly written

First published in 1897, Chambers Biographical Dictionary is the most comprehensive and readable single-volume biographical dictionary available.

The ninth edition has been thoroughly updated and remains wide-ranging and international in scope, offering concise, authoritative and illuminating entries on individuals from Alexander the Great to Frank Zappa, and from Barack Obama to Osama Bin Laden.

“Incomparably the best” – The Sunday Times

“Simply all you need to know about anyone” – Fay Weldon

“Chambers Biographical Dictionary is quite easily the best reference book in the world” – Sunday Telegraph

Word-sourcing

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Unrivalled help for wordgames

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The widest choice of words

circ_cacaThe Chambers 13th edition contains more words, phrases and meanings than its predecessors and more than any other single-volume English dictionary.

 

Perfectly flat

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Word Lover’s Miscellany

Includes an all-new ‘Word Lover’s Miscellany’ section which focuses on the history of Chambers and the important words and quirky definitions which have been added in each of the 13 editions back to 1872.

Beautiful yet durable

Proving yet again that Chambers is the dictionary of choice for providing luxurious finishing touches, the 13th edition includes two ribbons, a strong cloth binding built to last and an extra durable dust jacket.

Enrich your English

The Chambers Dictionary keeps definitions short, creating space for more intriguing, obscure and historically charged entries.

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