The Doubleday Roget's Thesaurus in Dictionary Form

1977, thumb-indexed hardcover edition, Doubleday, NY. 804 pages. Really nifty item, which totally omits outdated, trite phrases. Includes slang terms and words with newly developed meanings. Over 250,000 synonyms and antonyms. A lot of fun to read this title. "Entries were selected from the Doubleday Dictionary, reflecting the language of the 1980's." The thumb indexing helps in finding your 17,000 entries.