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The confusable word is
indicated with boldface on the
left side of the box followed by
a brief denition on the right
side.
5. Press to return to the
dictionary entry.
For comparison, follow these
same steps to look up the
confusables of “rain” in the Oxford
Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
You see that the confusable word
is indicated with boldface on the
left side of a colon, followed by a
brief denition on the right side.
Note: For information about
Confusables in the Oxford
Thesaurus of English, please see
“Using the Thesaurus” on page
34.
The Oxford Advanced Learner’s
Dictionary and Oxford Thesaurus of
English include idioms in addition
to their basic entries. For specic
information on searching for idioms
in the Oxford Thesaurus of English,
please see “Using the Thesaurus” on
page 34.
From the Word Entry
Screen
1. Press .
The eBooks tab is displayed.
2. Press or to highlight Oxford
Advanced Learner’s Dictionary,
7th edition and then press
ENTER to select it.
3. Press .
The idiom entry screen is
displayed. Press to return
to the word entry screen.
Finding Idioms
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