n.
1) to compile a ~
2) to expand; revise; update a ~
3) to consult a ~
4) an abridged, desk; bilingual; biographical; college, collegiate ( AE ); combinatorial, combinatory; dialect; etymological; general-use, general-purpose; historical; learner's; medical; monolingual; multivolume; names; orthographic, spelling; phonetic, pronouncing; pocket; reverse; technical; unabridged ~
5) a ~ of abbreviations; collocations; foreign words; synonyms