Definition a book of maps Origin and usage The noun atlas meaning a book of maps was first used in...
Author - Macmillan Dictionary
compendium
Definition a detailed collection of information on a particular subject, especially in a short book...
almanac
Definition 1. a book published every year that tells you about the movements of the planets, the...
thesaurus
Definition a reference resource that contains groups of words that have similar meanings. A...
encyclopedia
Definition a reference resource which provides information about many different subjects or about...
unicorn
Definition an imaginary creature like a horse with a single long horn on its head a plan or...
Orwellian
Definition relating to a political system in which the government controls every aspect of people’s...
Kafkaesque
Definition complicated, confusing, and threatening Origin and usage The Austrian writer Franz Kafka...
Dickensian
Definition typical of the novels of Charles Dickens or of 19th-century England as he described it...
Shakespearean
Definition written by William Shakespeare, or relating to the plays and poems he wrote Origin and...