The perfect reference for everyday use

The Collins Essential Thesaurus is the ideal reference for home, school, and the office. With a comprehensive range of alternatives for each entry, as well as a huge choice of opposites, the Thesaurus enables you to use words with precision and confidence.

The Foremost Authority on the Language of Today

• Over 40,000 references arranged A-Z, so you can easily find the word you''re looking for
• Have confidence - comprehensive, with all the alternatives and opposites you need
• Get it right - practical usage notes help you do more with language
• Get there fast - clear layout
• Go further - internet links tell you where to look for more information

The MSDict Dictionary Format

The Collins Essential Thesaurus is here presented in MSDict electronic format. MSDict offers best experience in mobile reference and is available for any handheld platform.

• Quick dynamic search of words while you type
• Hyperlinks between different related words
• Handy custom filters added to help you locate the word you are searching for:
  • Fuzzy filter- used when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
  • Keyword- used to locate the instances of a key word within other compound words
  • Wild card - "?" and "*" replace a letter and group of letters in words
• Dynamic changing of font sizes
• History lists of visited words
• Support of multiple dictionaries installed at a time
• Fullscreen support
• Page scrolling mode added
• Ability to select and change the language for MSDict menus and messages. The supported languages are- English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Finnish, Russian and Portuguese.
• Copy single words, selected paragraphs or whole word definitions in external programs on your phone
• Two different work modes- View and Selection for your convenience when browsing word definition