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The Visual Thesaurus is an online thesaurus and dictionary of over 145,000 words that you explore and visualize using an interactive map.

Type in a word and the Visual Thesaurus will show you a map of synonyms, antonyms, and definitions.

Unlike Roget's Thesaurus, the Visual Thesaurus contains over 39,000 proper nouns and American and British spellings and pronunciations.

It's a tool for people who think visually. Look up your word now!

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Flashcard: Me Tarzan, You Gaga

Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.September 8, 2010
By Simon Glickman and Julia Rubiner
Though I accepted long ago that there's no grammar in rock and roll, it's always bothered me that the Doors' otherwise splendid "Touch Me" contains the lyric "Till the stars fall from the sky for you and I" (at the crescendo of the song, no less). Of course it should be "you and me." But I rationalized, as I like to think the hyper-literate Jim Morrison must have, that "me" does not rhyme with "sky." So what's Lady Gaga's excuse? Continue reading...
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Selfcation: The Self-Catering Vacation

Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.September 7, 2010
We hear about a new entry in the "X-cation" trend from Stan Carey. Continue reading...
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VOCABGRABBER

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SPELLING BEE

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Blog Excerpts

"Refudiate" and other Top Words of the Summer

September 8, 2010
The folks at Merriam-Webster have been keeping track of the most looked-up words in their online dictionary this summer. At number one is Sarah Palin's refudiate, which you won't find in any dictionary (yet). Read all about it here, and read about the runners-up here.
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Blog Excerpts

Meet the "Turducken"

August 25, 2010
The Oxford Dictionary of English has announced the addition of more than 2,000 new terms. Meet the turducken ("a roast dish consisting of a chicken inside a duck inside a turkey") and other new entries in the official announcement from Oxford here, and in dictionary editor Catherine Soanes' interview with National Public Radio here.
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Language Lounge

A Monthly Column for Word Lovers

Golden Jubilee
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Behind the Dictionary

Lexicographers Talk About Language

I Want my MTV (Mood, Tense, Voice)!
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Teachers at Work

A column about teaching

Brush Up Your Shakespeare: The Bard's Words in the Classroom
August 30, 2010 - 6 Comments

Backstory

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Laura van den Berg, Author of "What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us"
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Lexicographers Talk About Language

Look it Up! A Dictionary by Any Other Name...
August 25, 2010 - 3 Comments

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Free Your Writing from Buzzwords
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Dept. of Word Lists

Upper West Side Story: Living the Riverine Life
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Word Routes

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The Origins of Text-Speak, from 1828?
August 20, 2010 - 2 Comments

Teachers at Work

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Long Live the Essay/The Essay Must Die
August 19, 2010 - 17 Comments

Word Routes

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"Mad Men" Word Watch: Get Over It!
August 18, 2010 - 6 Comments

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Writers Talk About Writing

Good Grammar Leads to Violence at Starbucks?
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Writers Talk About Writing

Does Your Writing Need a Little Background Music?
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Webinar, Schmebinar!
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Word Routes

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Slaterisms: Have You Ever Wanted to "Hit the Slide"?
August 12, 2010 - 1 Comment

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Writers Talk About Writing

Realism through the Ages
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Word Routes

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Dan Brown Lexicography: "Secret Vault of Non-Words!"
August 10, 2010 - 4 Comments
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Jump-Starting Research with the Visual Thesaurus

August 30, 2010
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Contest

The Visual Thesaurus Crossword Puzzle: August Edition

Premium content available only to Visual Thesaurus subscribers.August 27, 2010
We're heading back to school in the August edition of the Visual Thesaurus crossword puzzle. Figure out the hidden word chain and you could win a Visual Thesaurus T-shirt! Continue reading...
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Announcements

Spelling Bee Whizzes Hone Their Skills with the Visual Thesaurus

June 3, 2010
The Visual Thesaurus Spelling Bee has shaped up to be one of the best resources available for premier spellers, while also providing addictive fun for the rest of us! Continue reading...
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Ben Zimmer Named New York Times Language Columnist
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Self Promotion

Now Wear This!

November 8, 2006
Give your favorite somebody your favorite word map! Now you can order a Visual Thesaurus word map on a t-shirt, mug, even a postage stamp. Simply search for a word, click on the "Share" button on top right hand of the Visual Thesaurus window, and follow the easy steps. We can't think of a better gift -- or a gift to yourself, for that matter! (Hey, we're biased!)
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