Dictionary of Phrase Origins vs Moby Thesaurus - extended Usage & Stats
This app provides a browsable, searchable version of The Dictionary of English Phrase Origin
The dictionary of phrase origin details the fascinating and little known stories behind thousands phrases, idioms and proverbs that we use every day.
Anyone interested in the English language will be fascinated by
the origin of phrases coined at sea like "know the ropes", or phrases found in Bible like "A drop in the bucket" or phrases coined by William Shakespeare like "All's well that ends well"
▸ Dictionary:
- Easy navigation
- Bookmark a phrase
- Search a phrase
- Over 2000 phrases with meaning and origin
▸ Phrase Lists
- 37 lists
- Learn phrases in a list with flashcards
▸ User-defined list
- Create your custom list
▸ Phrases of the day
- Learn 10 phrases daily
- Apple App Store
- Paid
- Reference
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This app provides Moby thesaurus, extended version.
The thesaurus contains 30,260 root words, with 2,520,264 synonyms and related terms – an average of 83.3 per root word. Each line consists of a list of comma-separated values, with the first term being the root word, and all following words being related terms.
The thesaurus is considered the largest thesaurus of the English language.
● Thesaurus
- 30260 entries including words, phrasal verbs, phrases, etc.
- 2,520,264 synonyms and related terms
- Built-in dictionary: long-press a word and tap "Define"
- Translation: long-press a word and tap "translate"
- Pronunciation: long-press a word and tap "pronounce"
● Lists
- Create a list
- Add entry into a list
- Review entries in a list using flashcards
● Study
- Learn 30 entries daily
- Multiple choice quizzes
- Flashcards
● Basic features:
- Search feature: search by entry or by synonyms
- Voice search
- Bookmark feature
- Built-in dictionary
- Share an entry
- Copy an entry
- Apple App Store
- Paid
- Reference
Store Rank
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Dictionary of Phrase Origins VS. 
Moby Thesaurus - extendedDecember 14, 2024