Dictionaries
Each
dictionary may have a specific purpose.
Some listed below
(in black) are worthy of
special attention. Many have variable strengths
and weaknesses.
One
Look provides
complete
access, but people should not rely on the "quick"
definitions. An expedient method
for mastering
a word is to use several dictionaries,
thesauri,
or other references.
If not sure how to
spell your word,
use
"Free
Online Spell Checker."
Over 28,000 notable men & women who shaped
our world to
the present day.
Cambridge
Dictionaries Online
this dictionary
shows how to use the words in
sentences (good for prepositions)
Dictionaries various
languages
Dictionaries in the Yahoo! Directory
dictionaries,
foreign
language, slang, thesauri, and more...
Dictionary.com:
Free online English
dictionary,
thesaurus, reference guide, crossword puzzles
and other word
games, online translator and
Word of the Day.
Encarta
dictionary provides a
pronunciation guide!
Macquarie Dictionary
(Australian)
Merriam-Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary (Unabridged)
This has a larger number of words in it than many online dictionaries...
(a bit slow) Microsoft
Encarta World English Dictionary
One Look Dictionaries
Look up a
word or term in
lots
of dictionaries! (and glossaries)
Access to a frequently
updated database of words, terms, names, and acronyms
One Look's
Reverse Dictionary
lets you describe
a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept.
www.onelook.com/reverse-dictionary.shtml
Oxford English
Dictionary, 2nd Edition
Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
The Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus
home
this dictionary
provides specific definitions of
word forms.
V2
Vocabulary Building Dictionary This is an important new resource.
One
of the ugliest dictionaries I have ever seen and filled with horrible
advertising. BUT.... the resources in the center of the page are some of
the best dictionary resources online.
Your
Dictionary.com
Authoritative portal with 2500
dictionaries, grammars,
300 languages, games and more.
Dictionaries in Book form:
American Heritage Dictionary :
Encarta World English Dictionary:
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary:
Oxford English Dictionary:
Random House Webster's Unabridged
DirPedia.com
a dictionary, encyclopedia & web directory
http://www.dirpedia.com/
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Miscellaneous
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Acronym
Finder
what
abbreviations mean.
Ask Oxford
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Bill
Casselman: Books, Words &
Language
Collins Word Exchange
Crossword Puzzle
Isms
One Letter
Words
Online
Dictionaries and Translators
Philosophical Isms
at
Phrontistery:
Richard
Lederer's Home Page
Scrabble FAQ
The
Devil's Dictionary
The Word Wizard
Visual Thesaurus
Word puzzles from
syndicate.com
Wordsmyth -
Dictionary&Thesaurus
Quotations
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