OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS Pocket American Dictionary and Thesaurus

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***This review might seem aggressive and biased***My first dictionary was Merriam-Webster. Unfortunately I was disappointed when I bought it on amazon, since the explanation of vocabs were so unclear and lazy. Here are some comparison of words between Merriam-Webster and Pocket Oxford. I swear I did not change or underscore the definition made in Merriam-Webster. I wrote the exact letters in those two dictionaries!LeerMW (Merriam-Webster): n. a suggestive, knowing, or malicious lookPO (Pocket Oxford): v. look or smile at someone in a suggestive or unpleasant way. n. a suggestive or unpleasant look or smileShrewdMW: clever, astute (look astute right below this! I was really frustrated when I saw the definition of astute)PO: having or showing good judgement/ syn (synonym): astute, sharp, smart, intellegent)AstuteMW: shrewdly discerning (that was really all. I really felt bad! They were just exchanging words on this one)PO: good at making accurate judgements/ syn: shrewd, sharp, acute, quick...LimpMW: to walk lamely; also : to proceed with difficultyPO: 1. walk with difficulty because of an injured leg or foot 2. (of a damaged ship or aircraft) proceed with difficulty/ syn: hobble, hop, lurch, staggerSwaggerMW: 1. to walk with a conceited swing or strut 2. boast, bragPO: walk or behave in a very confident or arrogant wayCoarseMW: 1. of ordinary or inferior quality 2. composed of large parts or particlesPO: 1. having a rough texture 2. consisting of large grains or particles 3. rude or vulgar/ syn: 1. rough 2. uncouth 3. vulgar, lewdLathered (Lather)MW (lather): 1. a form or froth formed when a detergent is agitated in water (this one did not have exact definition of lathered)PO (lather): a frothy mass of bubbles produced by soap when mixed with waterPO (lathered): 1. cover with or form a lather 2. cover or spread generously with a substanceJibeMW: GibeMW (Gibe): to utter taunting wordsPO: 1. change course by swinging a sail across a following wind 2. be in accord; agreePO (Gibe): an insulting or mocking remarkThis one was really confusing, but yeahAs you can see, PO uses more fundamental and basic words to show a definition, when MW uses sophisticated words (it depends on personnel's intellect level) to express a word. This is a huge difference, since the more pure the definition is, the more distinguishable between two similar words!As using English as a secondary language, this dictionary is by far the best I have ever met. Balance between definition and synonym is perfect. The way of expressing the definition is like a generous grandfather trying to express the word in the most pure and easiest way possible.Summary: Balance of definition and synonyms. Explaining definition in a very vivid and understandable way. Perfect dictionary!As other reviewers said, this is never a pocket size.

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