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As a noun thesaurus

is a publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language.

As a adjective wordless is

conveyed without the use of words; unspoken or unsaid.

thesaurus

English

(wikipedia thesaurus)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A publication, usually in the form of a book, that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms) for the words of a given language.
    • "Roget" is the leading brand name for a print English thesaurus'' that lists words under general concepts rather than just close synonyms.
  • (archaic) A dictionary or encyclopedia.
  • (information science) A hierarchy of subject headings—canonic titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.

    • Synonyms

    * synonymicon

    Derived terms

    * thesaural

    See also

    * ontology * *

    External links

    * * * Roget's Thesaurus can be found at: http://www.bartleby.com/thesauri ----

    wordless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Conveyed without the use of words; unspoken or unsaid.
  • Unable or unwilling to speak; dumb, silent or inarticulate.