Associations to the word «Thesaurus»

Wiktionary

THESAURUS, noun. A publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language.
THESAURUS, noun. (archaic) A dictionary or encyclopedia.
THESAURUS, noun. (information science) A hierarchy of subject headings—canonic titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.

Dictionary definition

THESAURUS, noun. A book containing a classified list of synonyms.

Wise words

The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all.
Winston Churchill