A thesaurus is a reference work that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning (containing synonyms and sometimes antonyms), in contrast to a dictionary, which contains definitions and pronunciations.
The largest thesaurus in the world is the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary, which contains more than 920,000 entries.
The largest thesaurus in the world is the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary, which contains more than 920,000 entries.
Girl at library: Excuse me, where is the thesaurus found here?
Librarian: It's at the "reference" or the "non-fiction" section.
Girl: OK, thank you~
Librarian: It's at the "reference" or the "non-fiction" section.
Girl: OK, thank you~
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Someone who repeatedly uses large, complicated words when only the basic word is required and/or jumbles up words together that don't have the same meaning as intended. (Attempting to sound smarter than they actually are.)
Prof: Now who can explain the theory?
Student: I obtain the ability!
Prof: Okay Michelle, go ahead.
Student: I have high doubts in the cognitive processes of this theorist as he continually demostrates excavating premonitions about the ongoing insanities of the homo sapien population. His theory contradicts all predescendant foreknowledge.
Prof: Well now class, we seem to have a thesaurus bitch in our midst.
Student: I obtain the ability!
Prof: Okay Michelle, go ahead.
Student: I have high doubts in the cognitive processes of this theorist as he continually demostrates excavating premonitions about the ongoing insanities of the homo sapien population. His theory contradicts all predescendant foreknowledge.
Prof: Well now class, we seem to have a thesaurus bitch in our midst.
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Get the thesaurus bitch mug.1.A synonym for a real word, created either by mistake or on purpose, that doesn't exist in the English language. While bastardizing the English language, the words created sound like they could be in fact real words, but cannot be found, unless created.
2. Words being changed by type, such as nouns into verbs, and nouns into adjectives, and vice-versa. Can also be know as nouning.
2. Words being changed by type, such as nouns into verbs, and nouns into adjectives, and vice-versa. Can also be know as nouning.
Thesauratical Rerepresentation
1. The hidiousy (amount of hidious) of that girl made doing her impossible.
2. "Packing that moving van was hard, but I managed to 'Tetris' everything into it."
1. The hidiousy (amount of hidious) of that girl made doing her impossible.
2. "Packing that moving van was hard, but I managed to 'Tetris' everything into it."
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Ends up sounding ridiculous either by using words completely out of context or by misspelling them.
Ends up sounding ridiculous either by using words completely out of context or by misspelling them.
by srta. P May 24, 2005
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But, especially within hours of a tragedy unfolding, journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence they purport to condemn.
Blood libel? Purport? Looks like Sarah Palin suffers from thesaurusitis.
Blood libel? Purport? Looks like Sarah Palin suffers from thesaurusitis.
by Joyu January 16, 2011
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