Dictionaries

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Merriam-Webster OnLine

http://www.m-w.com/

A free, searchable on-line dictionary and thesaurus, word games, a word of the day, and many other English language and vocabulary reference tools and resources.

On-Line Dictionaries

http://www.ets.ru/udict-e.htm

Online specialty dictionaries for English, Russian, German, Finnish and Latin.

OneLook Dictionaries

http://www.onelook.com/

Look up a word or term in an Internet dictionary or glossary. Free search access to a frequently updated database of words, terms, names, and acronyms.

Online Dictionaries, Translators and References

http://www.esldesk.com/dictionaries/index.htm

Online dictionaries, translators, references accessible from a small pop-window. Requires use of a browser with Java script enabled.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

http://www.oup.com/elt/oald/

Allows users to search, free of charge, for entries in the latest (year 2000) edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Planet Translation

http://planettranslation.com/

Directory of dictionaries, including unilingual, multilingual, and topical resources.

Quotations: The Yale Dictionary

http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/qyd/

Project to create a searchable online database and a quotation dictionary from Yale University Press.

Research-It

http://www.itools.com/

Includes several dictionaries and a thesaurus as well as online tools for shipping and mailing, currency exchange, and language translation.

Skeptic's Dictionary

http://skepdic.com/

Skeptical definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, supernatural and pseudoscientific ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature.

Strange Dictionaries

http://www.blueray.com/dictionary/

Free online versions of the Dictionary of One-Letter Words, the Dictionary of All-Vowel Words, the Dictionary of All-Consonant Words, and other strange dictionary resources.

The Alternative Dictionaries

http://www.alternative-dictionaries.net/

Includes a list of slang terms and phrases in various languages.

The Century Dictionary Online

http://www.global-language.com/CENTURY/

Free 500,000 word dictionary of English with an encyclopedia and world atlas. Uses DjVu and JPEG formats to display page images. Has headword lookup and full text search of 22 million words of underlying text.

The Glossarist

http://www.glossarist.com/

Searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries containing terms and definitions on hundreds of subjects.

The Newbury House Online Dictionary

http://nhd.heinle.com/

Search over 40,000 entries to get clear concise definitions and when available related pictures.

The Online Dictionary List

http://www.clearenglish.net/dictionary.htm

A large directory of online dictionaries, both in English and bilingual, including specialist dictionaries.

Voycabulary

http://www.voycabulary.com/

Online dictionary and thesaurus web linking lookup reference tool.

Web Dictionaries

http://www.tinhvan.com/scripts/tvis/webdict/webdict.pl

Multi-search tool by Tinh Van, which consults English-only dictionaries, and Vietnamese into English or French translation dictionaries.

Webster's Online Dictionary: The Rosetta Edition

http://www.websters-online-dictionary.com

This database doubled with a metasearch tool extracts records from a variety of online and public-domain paper dictionaries, both general and specialized. It offers English definitions, as well as translations from/to a hundred languages.

Word Assault

http://www.wordassault.com/

Looks up multiple words simultaneously using several databases including Webster's, Easton's, Wordnet, and the Devil's Dictionary.

Word Central

http://www.wordcentral.com/

Student dictionary and rhyming dictionary online at Merriam-Webster's website. Daily Buzzword by subscription.

Word Spy

http://www.wordspy.com/

Site dedicated to recently coined words and existing words revived into modern usage.

WordWeb

http://wordweb.info/free/

A free English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows.

yourDictionary.com

http://www.yourdictionary.com/

An index of on-line dictionaries in over 200 different languages. Includes an index of on-line grammars, word of the day by email, and several pages of linguistic fun.

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