NTC's Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases : 12,000 Words, Idioms, and Phrasal Verbs for Travelers and Learners PDF
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01 7/23/03 8:33 AM Page i NTC’s pocket DICTIONARY Of words and phrases This page intentionally left blank. 01 7/23/03 8:33 AM Page iii NTC’s pocket DICTIONARY Of words and phrases 12,000 Words, Idioms, and Phrasal Verbs for Travelers and Learners Editor-in-Chief Richard A. Spears, Ph.D. Chicago New York San Francisco Lisbon London Madrid Mexico City Milan New Delhi San Juan Seoul Singapore Sydney Toronto ebook_copyright 4x7.qxd 7/23/03 11:09 AM Page 1 Copyright © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the United States of America. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or dis- tributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, with- out the prior written permission of the publisher. 0-07-143405-4 The material in this eBook also appears in the print version of this title: 0-658- 01700-4. All trademarks are trademarks of their respective owners. Rather than put a trade- mark symbol after every occurrence of a trademarked name, we use names in an editorial fashion only, and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark. Where such designations appear in this book, they have been printed with initial caps. McGraw-Hill eBooks are available at special quantity discounts to use as premiums and sales promotions, or for use in corporate training programs. For more informa- tion, please contact George Hoare, Special Sales, at Want to learn more? We hope you enjoy this McGraw-Hill eBook! If you’d like more infor- mation about this book, its author, or related books and websites, please click here. 01 7/23/03 8:33 AM Page v For more information about this title, click here. Contents Introduction vii How to Use This Dictionary ix Useful Spelling Rules xi Lists of Words xvii Abbreviations and Symbols xxxi Pronunciation xxxii Entries 1 Copyright 2003 by The McGraw.-Hill Companies, Inc Click Here for Terms of Use. v This page intentionally left blank. 01 7/23/03 8:33 AM Page vii Introduction NTC’s Pocket Dictionary of Words and Phrases is for persons who are seeking to improve their ability to speak, read, write, and understand American English. It is a small, portable dic- tionary that will help learners with spelling, pronunciation, parts of speech, meaning, irregular forms, and the appropri- ate use of 12,000 common words and phrases. This dictionary defines words using the smallest possible vocabulary, but when it is necessary, additional words are used to define difficult concepts. In many cases, more than one def- inition is given, so the learner has additional help in figuring out the meaning of a word or expression. Phrases are entered in the dictionary in their normal alpha- betical positions. Phrases are also indexed within the diction- ary by means of cross-references. A cross-reference to each phrase is found at the entry of each non-initial, major word in the phrase. Thus, after account we find the cross-references: → cook the accounts → give a good account of oneself → savings account → turn something to good account These cross-references enable a reader who can’t remem- ber an exact phrase to find it just by looking up one of the phrase’s key words. Copyright 2003 by The McGraw.-Hill Companies, Inc Click Here for Terms of Use. vii This page intentionally left blank.
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