Associations to the word «Thesaurus»

Wiktionary

THESAURUS, noun. A publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language.
THESAURUS, noun. (archaic) A dictionary or encyclopedia.
THESAURUS, noun. (information science) A hierarchy of subject headings—canonic titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.

Dictionary definition

THESAURUS, noun. A book containing a classified list of synonyms.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley