DICTIONARY


Meaning of DICTIONARY in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ good

▪ comprehensive , unabridged

▪ electronic , online

▪ picture

▪ pocket

▪ English , French , etc.

▪ English-Spanish , Spanish-English , etc.

▪ bilingual , monolingual

▪ learner's

▪ standard

▪ technical

▪ etymological , historical , pronunciation

▪ biographical , encyclopedic , medical

I decided to consult a medical ~.

VERB + DICTIONARY

▪ check , consult , look sth up in , use

If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in the ~.

a way of teaching children how to use dictionaries

▪ need

You need a ~ to understand what he's saying half the time.

▪ compile , write

▪ edit

▪ publish

DICTIONARY + NOUN

▪ definition , entry

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~

I couldn't find the word in the ~.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .