New Comprehensive American Rhyming Dictionary

An essential tool for writers, poets, punsters, lyricists, wits, and language lovers everywhere! THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE AMERICAN RHYMING DICTIONARY is, by far, the sassiest, most fun, complete andup-to-date book of its kind on the market. This remarkablecompendium contains over 65,000 words, phrases, andcolloquialisms--a gold mine of rhyme certain to aid anddelight everyone who works with language, from the amateurpoet to the professional wordsmith. Why rhyme "moon" with "June"...when you can use "Brigadoon", "Daniel Boone", or "picayune" instead? A cornucopia of rhymes for exasperating, difficult-to-match words...such as "system", "hemophilia", and "Khrushchev". Easy-to-use and read, with entries arranged by sound rather than spelling. Authoritative and up-to-the-minute...including the latest in slang, idioms and buzz words. Whether you''re a composer searching for the perfect songlyric or a wit who revels in constructing limericks, here isyour key to a bold new world of creative cleverness-an idealreference book for the Cole Porter in all of us!

Product details

• Authors: S. Young, Sue Young, Young Sue
• Publisher: Collins US
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.1991
• EAN: 9780380713929
• ISBN: 978-0-380-71392-9
• No. of pages: 624
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 205 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > German dictionaries; Education, Reference works, Home Schooling, Language: reference and general, Dictionaries, Writing and editing guides, Trivia and quiz questions, Creative writing and creative writing guides, Historical and comparative linguistics, Thesauri, POETRY: American / General, REFERENCE: Trivia, REFERENCE: Dictionaries, REFERENCE: Thesauri, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / Authorship, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Linguistics / Etymology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES: Writing / Poetry, EDUCATION: Home Schooling, REFERENCE: Word Lists, EDUCATION: Reference