Gem School Dictionary

The home of trusted English dictionaries and thesauruses for school use.

The perfect mini dictionary for all students aged 11 and above. Updated to include around 20,000 entries, with all the words you must know for school and exams, in the best-selling Gem format.

This handy mini-sized dictionary has been developed with teachers to be the perfect tool for use in class and at home.

Containing over 20,000 entries with up-to-date definitions relating to Covid-19 (coronavirus, lockdown), environmental issues (biodegradable, deforestation, global warming, sustainable), and technology (avatar, cloud, meme, stream, virtual), as well as national curriculum subject vocabulary, this dictionary is the perfect reference tool for students up to Key Stage 3 and GCSE.

Including a guide to punctuation, spelling and grammar, this handy dictionary will give students confidence in class, and support them during home study.