Description
The thesaurus that works hardest for you, Webster’s New World Roget’s Thesaurus opens up the world of words and leads you to more precise and more effective communication. Thousands of synonym entries include the broadest and most useful word comparisons and the greatest number of examples of any thesaurus, with more grammatical and usage information and a greater variety of related terms. Entries are arranged in alphabetical order, so synonyms are easy to find.***We are very sorry for the inconvenience; the "cannot connect to server" errors which you may see in the program are due to technical issues with our online servers. We are working on fixing the problem and it should be fixed shortly. We appreciate your patience and understanding.***
A search tool
Featuring various search options to help you find the words you need more easily, including:
* A quick search of words while you type
* A 'fuzzy filter' for when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word
* A 'keyword' search for finding key words within phrasal verbs
* A wild card search facility which can replace a letter or a group of letters
A learning tool
The dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to expand your vocabulary further:
* A 'Favourites' feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words
* Your last visited words are all saved in your 'History', so that you can quickly look back at recently checked words
* Discover a new word every day with the 'Daily' feature
* Ability to have dictionary Word of the Day as a widget on the device home screen
* See words in context with example sentences
* Online and offline modes supported, the offline mode allows you to download the whole dictionary and work independently from data connections
Mike
Oct 12, 2011 1:55:16 PM
Hyperlinks? Good, but unable to jump to entries for any word by tapping on it.
Chandan
Sep 5, 2011 9:48:52 PM
It's in A-Z format so Roget's famous thematic organisation of words is missing. But an excellent lexicon nevertheless.
Frogg
Sep 1, 2011 3:57:45 PM
Roget's thesaurus is the best thesaurus ever. Thanks to the msdict, I can access to the thesaurus at anytime. Great app...rated 5 stars