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Chambers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Chambers, a judge's office where motions concerning procedure are heard. Chambers, a BBC Radio 4 legal sitcom starring John Bird which later moved to television. George Chambers (1928-1997), former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chambers   (226 words)

About Robert Chambers Robert Chambers were born into a relatively prosperous, mill-owning family in the Scottish Borders, and much of their childhood was passed during time of war with the French. Robert Chambers had shown an enthusiastic interest in the history and antiquities of Edinburgh and his first literary effort, Traditions of Edinburgh, published in-house in 1824, won him the approval and the personal friendship of Sir Walter Scott, and remains in print to this day. The Book of Days, Robert Chambers’ last publication, and perhaps his most elaborate, was a miscellany of popular antiquities associated with the calendar, and many, especially his family, believed that his excessive labor in connection with this book hastened his death. www.thebookofdays.com /about_chambers.htm   (1472 words)

Chambers Dictionary: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) The english language is a west germanic language that originated in england from old english (anglo-saxon), the language of the anglo-saxons of northern... Concise oxford dictionary (cod) is probably the best-known of the smaller oxford dictionaries.... The macquarie dictionary is a dictionary of australian english.... www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/chambers_dictionary.htm   (389 words)

Reviews: Chambers Dictionary Chambers has always prided itself on the range of vocabulary which it contains, a range that is almost certainly wider than any other dictionary of its size. It is unsurprising that Chambers has become the official Scrabble dictionary, or that it is prized by people whose passion is word games, crossword puzzles or the history of the language. If you want an all-round dictionary, with good coverage of both the historical and the modern language, and are happy with its idiosyncrasies, then this new edition of Chambers is a worthwhile choice. www.worldwidewords.org /reviews/chambers.htm   (576 words)

The Chambers Dictionary Chamber's Twentieth Century Dictionary was first published in 1901, under the industrious editorship of Thomas Davidson. The dictionary was to become the recommended source for crossword puzzles because of the inclusion of obsolete, dialectical and Scottish words in its extensive lexicon. Dictionary fans loved the quirky and individualistic definitions which were started by Davidson and continued by later editors. www.crossword.org.uk /chambers.htm   (495 words)

Chambers Dictionary History and Trivia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd and is the most comprehensive single-volume English dictionary: over 200,000 words, phrases and abbreviations are defined. Chambers also has an excellent coverage of scientific and technical terms and many of the new words in the language come from these areas. In celebration of the centenary of the dictionary, Chambers are currently offering a free booklet (while stocks last) entitled Words, Wit and Wisdom - 100 Years of The Chambers Dictionary. www.bryson.ltd.uk /chambers.html   (903 words)

Amazon.ca: Chambers Dictionary of Etymology: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) Chambers Dictionary of Etymology is not a purchase I am glad to have made. I had the chance to compare the Chambers Dictionary of Etymology with the Oxford Dictionary of Etymology, and I have to say that although both books are way ahead of the competition, for me, the Oxford seemed to go into greater depth. While the Chambers Dictionary of Etymology is a very clear and concise work, I feel the Oxford Dictionary of Etymology has a slight advantage in precision and depth. www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0550142304   (1064 words)

Ephraim Chambers Chambers acquired, by his execution of this undertaking, procured him the honour of being elected into the Royal Society, on the sixth of November, 1729. Chambers, is a translation of the 'Jesuit's Perspective,' from the French; which was printed in quarto, and has gone through several editions. Chambers; so that the latter Gentleman may, perhaps, be considered as the first person who had the ability to form the plan, and attempt the execution, of a complete circle of the Arts and Sciences. www.cyclopaedia.org /chambers/chambersnotes3.html   (2080 words)

Software review:Larousse-Chambers Advanced Dictionary CD-ROM With 300 000 words and expressions, and 530 000 translations, this bilingual electronic dictionary is the largest in the Larousse Chambers collection of five French-English, English French dictionaries, extending, in increasing order of size, from the Mini (a traveler's dictionary) to the Pocket, the Petit, and the Compact (designed for highschoolers). Additionally in the preferences, you can also adjust the layout of the dictionary interface, so that the screen splits either vertically or horizontally, allowing records to be displayed left to right or top-down, depending on your preferred consultation mode. Toggling, for example, in and out of the dictionary search mode occurs by double clicking on the small "AD" icon on the left border of the Splash Screen, and once in the dictionary mode on another small contents icon at the center of the border. www.fhphd.org /LarousseChambersAD.html   (879 words)

About Chambers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) In fact it was war with the French which brought about a change in the family fortunes, and turned the Chambers brothers from middle-class lads receiving a grammar-school education, into poverty-stricken boys who had to leave school and work to support their family. The Chambers family was ruined, and in 1813 the family left Peebles for Edinburgh. A larger version of this dictionary, Chambers’s English Dictionary, was published in 1872, (with a second edition in 1898); Chambers’s Biographical Dictionary was published in 1897; and a compact edition of the English dictionary, Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary, in 1901. www.chambersharrap.co.uk /chambers/about/index.php   (983 words)

Amazon.de:  The Chambers Dictionary, w. Thumb Index: English Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) Known instantly whenever its name is mentioned, this new edition of "The Chambers Dictionary" is one of the oldest single-volume dictionaries of its kind, drawing on a 166 year-old tradition of dictionary writing. "The Chambers Dictionary" has long been the choice of the discerning user of English and the preferred single-volume dictionary of academics, and professionals for its coverage of the English language from the Bible, and Shakespeare, to present day scientific, and technological vocabulary. After having an English teacher inform me that "zed" was "a letter that used to come after the letter 'z' but was dropped from the dictionary because it was so rarely used" (!), I decided it was time to find a dictionary that would clearly show her error. www.amazon.de /exec/obidos/ASIN/0550140050   (905 words)

Reviews: Chambers Dictionary of Etymology Chambers have added the book to their stable of works on the language that includes the idiosyncratic and famous Chambers Dictionary and the Chambers 21st Century Dictionary, a new edition of which has also just come out. The Chambers Dictionary of Etymology is different on both counts—it is reasonably priced, and it is written in a way that is easy to consult without losing its scholarly integrity. Interestingly, the pricing is such that it is now cheaper to buy the Chambers edition than the original H W Wilson one, even in North America; the original is priced there at $64.00, but the Chambers edition has a list price of $45.00 and is widely discounted from online bookstores (Amazon.com is quoting $31.50). www.worldwidewords.org /reviews/chamdictetym.htm   (511 words)

Chambers Online Reference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) Consult Chambers 21st Century Dictionary, The Chambers Thesaurus (1996) or Chambers Biographical Dictionary (1997 edition with amendments). A CD-ROM of Chambers 21st Century Dictionary is exclusively available from this website at the special price of £9.99. Hard copies of both the Chambers 21st Century Dictionary and the current edition of The Chambers Thesaurus are available to buy online with a 25% discount. www.chambersharrap.co.uk /chambers/chref/chref.py/main   (108 words)

Crossword Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) The most popular single-volume dictionary for compilers of UK advanced cryptics, thanks to its large vocabulary: this results from the inclusion of historical and dialect words as well as current English; the Edinburgh-based lexicographers have preserved the many quirky words and definitions that have endeared it to solvers over the years. Chambers includes very few proper names, so an "encyclopaedic dictionary" like this one is a useful complement. Unlike some crossword dictionaries, the various answers for each indicator word are classified by length; as you often know an answer length exactly or approximately, this helps narrow down the possiblities quickly. www.bryson.ltd.uk /wgbooks.html   (2525 words)

Chambers Dictionary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The ninth edition of the Chambers Dictionary of the English language was published in 2003 by Chambers Harrap. Originally published in 1901 as Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary, the dictionary is widely used by British crossword solvers and setters, and by Scrabble players. 1.2 Some pleasing words as defined by Chambers en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chambers_Dictionary   (742 words)

Chambers Dictionary :: EShave|beauty|11059581 :: Book The Chambers dictionary, while useful to anyone wanting a large single volume with as many definitions as possible, is also perfect for smart college students on a budget with demanding academic loads, especially in English. Comment: "The Chambers Dictionary" is not just the official reference dictionary for U.K. Scrabble competitions, it is the true successor of the famous 'Chambers Twentieth Century Dictionary'. Chambers is probably the most comprehensive single volume dictionary around. www.beautysalon.com.au /product-detail/161/book/0550101055   (899 words)

Amazon.co.uk: The Chambers Crossword Dictionary: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) The dictionary should be useful for solvers of crosswords, including cryptic and "quick"-crosswords, as well as crossword compilers. The Chambers Crossword Dictionary is a lovely book and would be a great help in solving cryptics such as one finds in The Times and would make definition-only puzzles a piece of cake. Its reference sections, garnered from other Chambers databases such as their Book of Facts, will certainly be a help for me, if only to check the name of a protein or a physicist. www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0550100067   (925 words)

Dictionaries The Chambers Dictionary seems to be a popular one amongst the forum contributers. One thing the Oxford dictionaries lack generally is the inclusion of foreign words even though these words are part of everyday language. The Chambers for some reason is hard to find although you may have to go to the special orders counter at Dymocks to source it. cracker.com.au /Viewthread.aspx?threadid=8794&categoryid=11300   (1490 words)

Chambers Welcome Page Chambers has teamed up with The Independent to publish five books of Sudoku puzzles, including two of the challenging Super Sudoku. The Chambers Dictionary is famous for its witty definitions and now you can try your hand at crafting your own as part of our new Gigglossary project. The Chambers Dictionary has long been the preferred and highly-respected dictionary for Scrabble®, and Chambers has a range of Scrabble books for both tournament and recreational play. www.chambers.co.uk   (482 words)

Gale - Gale 2002 - Free Resources - Reference Reviews - Archives   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) Dictionary makers and their PR specialists like to brag about the number of entries and definitions in their dictionaries and often play fast and loose with those numbers because their competitors do, making an endless circle of the numbers game. There is no digital version of The Chambers Dictionary, so I could not compare the hit rate of CH21 with that, but I am sure it would have fared significantly better than CH21 because the spectrum of words has always been its forte, including the less mainstream words. That is one of the reasons that The Chambers Dictionary has been the standard reference for Scrabble and crossword aficionados. www.gale.com /servlet/HTMLFileServlet?imprint=9999®ion=7&fileName=/reference/archive/200311/chambers.html   (916 words)

IWJ Blog: Words Worth Saving Ian Brookes is the editor of the Chambers Dictionary, which is published in Scotland by Chambers Harrap Publishers. Brookes is not an environmentalist partial to the wood pigeon, but instead editor of the Chambers Dictionary, and is seeking to keep words from disappearing in the publisher's next edition which is slated for release in August. The article also says the Chambers Dictionary is known for some of its clever definitions. www.internetwritingjournal.com /cgi-bin/iwjblog.pl?id=307061   (216 words)

Amazon.co.uk: The Chambers Dictionary: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) A new edition of the "Chambers Dictionary", this is a dictionary for people who pride themselves on their knowledge use of language, and for those who want a single volume dictionary that gives both modern and historical meanings. The Chambers is the best available source of obscure dialect words, obsolete words from Spencer et al, and senses of ordinary words that have long been forgotten. Qua dictionary, though, it is awkward to use compared to the various Oxford dictionaries (the Concise Oxford Dictionary, the New Oxford Dictionary of English, and the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, in order of size). www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/055014000X   (727 words)

OSW? OSPD? TWL? SOWPODS? SOWLOW? Used as the dictionary of reference in North American play for base words of nine letters or more, or their inflections of nine or more letters from 1978-09-01 to ?. From 1994-05-01 to 1998-02-28, the dictionary of reference in North American play for base words of at least 9 letters, and their inflections of at least 9 letters. From 1998-03-01 to date, the dictionary of reference in North American play for base words of at least 10 letters, and their inflections of at least 10 letters. www.math.toronto.edu /jjchew/scrabble/nsadc/lexica.html   (910 words)

Amazon.com: Chambers Dictionary: Books: Editors of Chambers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) Main entries include derivatives, compounds, and phrases within a headword's etymological family (a signature characteristic of the Chambers dictionaries), cross-references (215,000), pronunciation keys, alternative forms of headwords, inflections, and part-of-speech and classification labels. In the Chambers tradition, definitions are clear, print is small but readable, boldface is effectively used to help find words, and an international focus is evident. This is a superior dictionary that belongs on the shelves of academic and public libraries, alongside the various American Webster's --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0550101055?v=glance   (1911 words)

Salon Wanderlust | Mallemaroking runs amok I understand that there may be some innocents who, not being entirely proficient in the English tongue, remain blissfully unaware of what, precisely, mallemaroking is. And I readily accept that the word is one of the more curious to have crept into the English language. It came, said Chambers, from the obsolete Dutch noun mallemerok, which means a foolish, romping woman. For now that I have examined the relevant page of the latest Chambers Dictionary, a volume that came out some weeks ago and was hastily air-speeded to me in New York, I note that the worst has indeed happened. www.salon.com /april97/wanderlust/malle970408.html   (970 words)

Amazon.ca: Chambers Dictionary of Science and Technology: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) From astronomy to zoology, and genetics to general relativity, the Chambers Dictionary of Science and Technology encompasses all fields of science and technology and is an excellent resource for professionals, students, or casual browsers. The high standards of 'Chambers' is well-pronounced in this "Chambers Dictionary of Science and Technology". There are many science dictionaries on the market and most cater primarily to one or two scientific disciplines. www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0550141103   (833 words)

Dictionaries : Databases & E-Resources (Library of Congress) John Montgomery’s Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs is a reference to the hieroglyphic writing of the ancient Maya that presents over 1,200 hieroglyphs and glyph compounds. FOLDOC is a searchable dictionary of over 13,000 definitions containing acronyms, jargon, programming languages, tools, architecture, operating systems, networking, theory, conventions, standards, mathematics, telecoms, electronics, institutions, companies, projects, products, and history related to computing. The OED is an historical dictionary of English, covering the language from the earliest times to the present day. www.loc.gov /rr/ElectronicResources/subjects.php?subjectID=74   (1032 words)

Dictionaries and thesauri This on-line dictionary of GIS terms is brought to you by the Association for Geographic Information and the University Of Edinburgh Department of Geography. The dictionary includes definitions for 980 terms compiled from a variety of sources which either relate directly to GIS or which GIS users may come across in the course of their work. A searchable database of glossaries and dictionaries in a wide variety of subjects. www.library.und.edu /research/reference_specific.jsp?SUBHEADING_ID=132   (218 words)

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