Table of Contents

Preface
PART
Dictionary
PART
Finder (Reverse Dictionary)
PART
Categories
Animals
The Body
Colors
Dimensions
Directions
Divination
Eating Habits
Emotional States
The Environment
Experts and Their Titles
Fear or Dislike of
Food
Location
Measurement Science
Mental Processes
Negatives
Numbers
The Senses
Shapes
Time

About the Author

A retired English professor, Michael J. Sheehan taught at Olive-Harvey College, City College of Chicago. He is the author of works of fiction, writing handbooks and is a member of the Society of Midland Authors, the Dictionary Society of North America, the American Dialect Society, and Michigan Writers. His blog Wordmall can be found at verbmall.blogspot.com.

Reviews

“Those interested in etymology will particularly appreciate this volume…This is fascinating stuff. ...highly recommended”—Choice