Dictionary and thesaurus

You are writing a report about a cheetah.  Which of the word reference books would help you find another word for fast?

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To define the word bagpipe, which would book would you use?

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You are reading a passage in a nonfiction book about figurative language and don't remember what the word simile means.  The best place to look would be in the _____________________________.

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Your teacher told you that you need a better word than nice in your report.  Where would you look for a better word?

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In which reference book would you find  a synonym for angry?

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You checked out a cookbook from the library and one of the recipes tells you that you need to dice an apple.  You aren't sure what that means.  Where is the quickest place to look?

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You are writing a funny story and need a word that closely matches giggle.  Where would you look?

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What does a dictionary help us do?

• It tells us how to add numbers.

• It tells us what a word means.

• It tells us how many letters are in the alphabet

• It explains this history of a word.

Passage /pasij/ noun 1. a journey or voyage: The passage by ship took more than two weeks. 2. a way through: Not many people know about the passage in the woods that leads to my house 3. a section or piece of writing: We were asked to read the passage and answer the questions 4. the passing of a law by a legislature: The passage of the bill into law was met with cheers.

Sentence: The coal miners were trying to find a passage through the mountain.

Which is the best definition of the word passage as it is used in the sentence?

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post / pohst/ noun 1. a strong piece of timber or metal used to support or hold something 2. a military base with permanent buildings 3. the station where a person is located while on duty such as a soldier or nurse 4. a person who traveled express, especially over a fixed route, carrying mail, currency, etc.

Paragraph: The officer was on duty at the high school basketball game and he received a call from his boss at the police station. Evidently, they were busy, and the officer needed to return to his post at the station.

Which is the best definition of the word post as it is used in this paragraph?

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