Ksushas description of dictionary.

English has become very popular nowadays, that is why there are a lot of different sorts of dictionaries these days. In my oppinion the most effective and useful dictionary is English-English dicnionary, because of it I prefer Macmillan dictionary. Firstly I met with this dictionary when I was at the first course, and I really liked it. Macmillan has a lot of resources, and it is very easy to use.
Each word has its clear and simple explanation. Only the most common words are used in it. Also if a word has five or more meanings, there is a special table near this word, where all its meanings enumerate. This special table is called menus. It helps to find necessary meaning faster.
Some words have collocation boxes. These boxes shows with what words this one is used more frequently.
Basides word usage is demonstrated with the help of simple examples.
Also each word has a transcription. It helps to read words in correct way.
Likewise this dictionary is divide into several section, namely Numbers, Phrasel Verbs, Academic writing, Metaphor, Computer words, Pragmatics, Spoken discource, British and American English and some others. These sections provide a modern information about up-dated English.
Similary Macmillan is full of different illustrations, which explain word meaning and show differenece between synonyms.
Although every print Macmillan contains CD. This CD is an electron variant of the dicnionary. CD contains the same options as print variant, but it gives you an opportunity to listen words pronunciation and to add your translation or information to the words.
The way I find a necessary word is rathe simple. Firstly I find a necessary word, then I look through the context, in wich this word is used, after it in menus I find necessary meaning. Next I read an explonation, look this usage, which is elustrated in example. As example let"s take word "flight". It has several meanings:

1. journey in air/space
2. (bird) movement in air
   
3. moving through air and etc.

As you see each meaning has its own number. For example I need the third meaning. I look at number 3. There I see an explanation "the act or process of moving through the air, or the ability to move through the air." Then auyhors give an example of usage "What was the diretion of flight when the plane crashed?"
As I mention earlier this dictionary has several sections. And this feature I like most of all, exactly sectio, which is devoted to numbers. This section gives an information how to say and write numbers in English, how to say phone numbers, dates in correct way. Also it is provide an information about the difference in the usage of numbers in British and American English.
You can find out more information about Macmillan dictionary in www.macmillandictionary.com