Throughout history, events great and small have left their mark on the way we speak. Columbus's discovery of America introduced to Europe new foodstuffs such as chilli and chocolate - and the words that described them. The Normans gave us the feudal system and curfews, while the flourishing of Dutch art in the seventeenth century introduced easels, etchings and landscapes. Before the 1970s green was a colour with connotations of naivety rather than ecology and until 1990 webs were mostly attached to spiders.
Other crossword dictionaries are lists of words arranged by number of letters or anagrams. This unique dictionary is based on crossword clues, over 300,000 of them, cross-referenced to the possible answers. There are 200,000 entries under 18,000 headwords; as well as hints on word plays, anagrams, puns, and puzzles, and general advice on solving cryptic crosswords
Visual / Picture / Illustrated Dictionary (Russian, English, German, French and Spanish)
Большой иллюстрированный словарь отражает возросшие потребности человека начала XXI века. В отличие от традиционных изданий этот словарь наглядно иллюстрирует наиболее важные аспекты повседневной жизни, объединенные тематически, - природа, человек, экономика, общество и т.д. Для обозначения объектов, предметов и их частей используется около 7000 русских слов и словосочетаний, которые переведены на четыре языка: английский, немецкий, французский и испанский. Таким образом, справочник содержит более 35 000 словарных единиц.
The Visual Dictionary of Communications & Office Automation
The Visual Dictionary of Communications and Office Automation looks into information networks and mediums of the modern world, and explores electronic and computer tools of today’s office. Convenient and affordable, this book is the perfect tool to understand modern communication technologies!
The Visual Dictionary of House & Do-It-Yourself : House & Do-It-Yourself
The Visual Dictionary of House and Do-It-Yourself explores a house’s structure, components and furniture, as well as carpentry, plumbing, masonry, electricity and painting tools for common construction or repair work. Convenient and affordable, this book is the perfect tool to familiarize yourself with your house!
