I bought the cambridge advanced learners dictionary and later an oxford dictionary, but now I'm starting to think I bought the wrong dictionaries, because there are some words that aren't in them, like desiderate(d), scalloped [cambridge has scallop, but the noun version, not the verb]. I wanted to ask, does Cambridge and Oxford have complete dictionaries? I'm guessing the advanced learners are for people learning english (my mistake for buying it). I'm not learning english. I've been speaking english all my life.
If they don't, which dictionary can I get instead - one tailored for the UK?
If they don't, which dictionary can I get instead - one tailored for the UK?