The COnfidence BUILDing dictionary so user friendly that you can read it like a book. The Collins COBUILD Learner's Illustrated Dictionary transforms the regular dictionary from an occasional reference into the ultimate resource. The main features are: VOCABULARY BUILDERS: These features do not just aid and encourage students to use the words they learn; they also let them explore lexical chains by looking up related words. These chains give them all the vocabulary they need to write an essay on a given topic. These are: Word Partnership - Shows common collocations Word Link - Shows how words are related to one another Word Web - Presents related words in context Thesaurus - Helps expand the learner's vocabulary Usage - Provides depth to the meaning of words Picture Dictionary - Illustrates vocabulary by topic EASY TO UNDERSTAND NATURAL ENGLISH: Full-sentence examples from the Bank of English TM (corpus) illustrate how words are used in everyday life and demonstrate how words should be used. FULL-SENTENCE DEFINITIONS: Definitions explain the meanings of words in their natural context and provide information on usage. LITERARY TERMS supplements include words and phrases from the classics, like the works by Shakespeare EASY-TO- LOOK UP features highlight words often occurring together and a Frequency System shows common words. Have full-colour pictures and photographs. Interactive CD included. EXERCISESenhance dictionary skills and help to understand the features. The dictionary has over 37,000 bold references and 26,000 senses.