[.ca] Webster's New World College Dictionary (ISBN 0028631188)

From Amazon.com:
While the text edition of this dictionary has collected kudos from numerous newspapers throughout its previous editions, many users may find that the CD-Rom replaces the book as a handy quick-reference instrument. The disk loads in a matter of minutes, and offers a linked thesaurus with the dictionary--you can choose one or both reference tools, and you can customize both with your particular notes. Kids who are told to "look it up" when they ask mom how to spell a word will love the Misspeller's Dictionary included on the disk, which can easily translate spellings like "wierd" and "anoy". Using the thesaurus while using the dictionary allows you to click easily between words, using the former to extend your vocabulary while checking the specific definitions in the latter to ensure precise usage. The text edition has many special features that make it a useful complement to the disk, as well as a star in its own right. Several pages of simple colored maps show the placement of everything from Colorado to Cameroon. There are anatomical illustrations, historical photographs, and a 40-page reference supplement that covers everything from the rules of punctuation to the periodic table of elements. Word definitions are clear, and with 163,000 entries, chances are you'll find the word you're hunting for. Synonyms for many words are included in shaded areas near the original word (you'll find pious, religious, and sanctimonious alongside devout), which is a big help when you're searching for the perfect word. --Jill Lightner System requirements: Pentium recommended Windows 95/98 or Windows NT 4.0 16 MB RAM 5 MB free hard disk space, 100 MB free hard disk space for full installation 2X CD-ROM drive

cheese;:
a food consisting of the coagulated compressed and usu ripened curd of milk separated from the whey.

Love it!:
"Very clear, informative,and customer friendly." These words are likely to be heard when talking about Webster's New World College Dictionary. This dictionary is is designed to meet of of it's customer's and user's needs and it surely does! This book has been very helpful to me. Thanks Michael E. Agnes and staff!

Excellent:
My wife of thirty years, Doris, and I are both short in stature. In fact we have to sit on something while driving in order to see properly and Webster's has been our booster seat of choice for many, many years. In our early years of marriage, like many young couples, we could only afford the paperback edition. Last year on the day of our wedding anniversary, my ever so thoughtful Doris presented me with this deluxe, leather bound edition! I wept with joy and thought only in America, only in America!

Excellent-but what about a brief pronunctn key on each page?:
There's a lot of confusion about dictionaries out there because many people do not know that the name "Webster's" is in the public domain. There's a very good reason why this is the official dictionary of the Associated Press, the Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times. Definitions are clear and complete, the typeface is easy on the eyes, and I like how major figures, place names, and foreign phrases are all included with the main entires. The reference material now placed in a separate section is outstanding and can serve the purpose of 3 or 4 reference works. One complaint--I don't understand why the editors removed the handy brief pronounciation key from each page. Instead, on each page they somewhat sternly direct you to look at the complete key on the inside back cover. A major loss in convenience for what--saving maybe 25-35 pages in length?

A good read, but cluttered:
It takes a lot of work to tease a coherent plot out of this baby. But I'm used to reading Pynchon, so what the hey.