Today crossword puzzle fans and other word-game addicts number in the millions, and they will welcome this charming reference book, which encompasses not just crosswords but acrostics, anagrams, Scrabble, tongue-twisters, and countless other games of verbal ingenuity. The book recounts the origins of various word games, outlines their history, describes how to play them, and discusses the many names and rules they have acquired over the years. In addition, the book is full of delightful anecdotes about famous authors and other notables who have enjoyed word games. Whether one loves riddles or chronograms, puns or Consequences, this book will be a source of endless fascination and delight. "A tidy, well-organized playground for word games with just the right blend of history, anecdote, asides and examples."--St. Petersburg Times "The ideal reference work in which to find an explanation for almost every classic word game...entertaining.--Choice "An irresistible collection of verbal ingenuity...The examples are delightful. High recommended."--Seattle Times ·"Everything you want to know...about man's ageless fascination with word play."--Will Weng An irresistible collection for anyone who likes to test his or her wits with verbal acrobatics About the Author: Tony Augarde is a member of the Oxford Dictionaries Department

The Oxford Guide to Word Games

Humor & Entertainment

Augarde, A.J.

Puzzles & Games

Oxford University Press

Updated with 29,000 entries and 56,500 definitions, the 4th edition of this lower secondary school dictionary features improved pronunciation guides.

The Oxford School Dictionary

Reference

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

The Oxford School Dictionary: The Popular Lower Secondary School Dictionary

The Oxford Primary School Dictionary: School Edition

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Hope, Colin

Bull,Peter

This is a major new edition of the very successful Oxford Primary School Dictionary. It is a core OUP dictionary for children aged 8 and over and specially written for home and school use. Now fully revised and updated, with an attractive new design, this popular dictionary is even clearer and easier to use New Additions for this New Edition: Origins given for a large number of headwords for the first time Many derivatives defined for the first time, such as naturally, strongly, squarely Usage notes expanded, e.g. on sew/sow, and spaceman and spacewoman American equivalents given for high-profile words such as sidewalk and hood (of car) Key Features Words: 25,000 entries in bold type; new vocabulary included such as byte, mad cow disease, road rage, millenium Words Forms: all plurals, verb and adjective forms written out in full Pictures: specially drawn in whole sentences to show how words are used in context Idioms: new idioms added, e.g. neck and neck, in dire straits, pipe dream Information boxes: give origins of words and give advice about usage Appendices: information on spelling, grammar, punctuation, pronunciation, and list of countries of the world

The Oxford Primary School Dictionary

Oxford Academic Dual Editions

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