Distinguished and much respected, The Chambers Dictionary is the most comprehensive and authoritative single-volume dictionary of English available. This thoroughly revised edition contains over 10,000 new words and meanings, including nearly 3,000 new main entry words, as well as a new clearer design. The Chambers Dictionary remains the dictionary of choice for professional writers, puzzle and wordgame enthusiasts and everyone with a love of words.

• More words and definitions than any other single-volume English dictionary
• Includes introduction by Melvyn Bragg
• Thoroughly revised and updated to reflect modern usage
• The richest range of English from Shakespeare to the present day
• Clear, accurate and, on occasion, characteristically witty definitions
• Enlarged appendices, including first names, foreign phrases and scientific information
• Unequalled coverage of literary, rare and archaic words