The Oxford Primary School Dictionary

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