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 chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy