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Merriam-Webster OnLine - http://www.m-w.com/
Free searchable dictionary and thesaurus, word games, a word of the day, and many other English language and vocabulary reference tools and resources. |
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Cambridge Dictionary - http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Free online dictionary from Cambridge University Press. |
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DICT Development Group - http://www.dict.org
A WWW interface to several freely available on-line dictionaries, including Webster's 1913, the Jargon File, the US Gazetteer, and Easton's Bible Dictionary. |
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AskOxford.com - http://www.askoxford.com/
Free dictionary produced by Oxford University Press. Answers questions on English grammar, spelling, and usage. Ability to search a dictionary of words, names or quotations; also provides help with writing and for crosswords and puzzles. |
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Longman Dictionary Of Contemporary English - http://www.ldoceonline.com/
Searchable dictionary of contemporary English. |
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Ultralingua - http://ultralingua.com/online-dictionary/
Searchable dictionary of the English language, with standard, reverse and phonetic lookup. Also links to a range of other language resources. |
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The Century Dictionary Online - http://www.global-language.com/CENTURY/
Free 500,000 word dictionary of English with an encyclopedia and world atlas. Contains headword lookup and a full text search of 22 million words of text. |
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WordIQ Dictionary - http://www.wordiq.com/dictionary.html
Searchable definitions available in a variety of dictionaries including Webster's, a legal dictionary, a dream dictionary, and an encyclopedia. |
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Dictionary.net - http://www.dictionary.net/
A dictionary database of word and phrase definitions from eight different sources. |
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Hypertext Webster Gateway - http://www.bennetyee.org/http_webster.cgi
Provides access to multiple English dictionaries. |
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HyperDic - http://www.hyperdic.net/
Based on the WordNet lexical database and thesaurus, this dictionary covers only a selection of the most frequent English words. Includes synonyms, antonyms, examples and pronunciation, and links between related words. |
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Word Sytes - http://word.sytes.org/
Use this online dictionary to search for definitions in WordNet, Webster's and many other databases. |
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Online Dictionary of Language Terminology - http://www.odlt.org
Explains key language terms such as: nouns, verbs, aspects, and tenses. Provides usage and grammar guidance. |
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Dictionary.co.uk - http://www.dictionary.co.uk/
Searchable dictionary which includes the ability to add a word. |
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Plan of an English Dictionary (1747) - http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Texts/plan.html
Letter written by Samuel Johnson to the Earl of Chesterfield setting out his plan for an English Dictionary. |
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OneLook Dictionaries - http://www.onelook.com/
Contains a database of words, terms, names, and acronyms. |
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AllWords.com - http://www.allwords.com/
Features two modern English dictionaries, multilingual search, and translation. Also features a guide to language sites on the web and a language discussion forum. |
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Mnemonic Dictionary - http://www.mnemonicdictionary.com/
Mnemonic Dictionary is a resource which provides memory aids for each word. |
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Word Information Dictionary - http://www.wordinfo.info
A dictionary of English words derived from Latin and Greek Sources. Ability to find the Latin and Greek origins or etymologies. |
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The Wordsworth Compendium - http://dictionary-thesaurus.com/
Program containing over 516,000 English words and phrases to solve word puzzles. Useful for the search and manipulation of words in all aspects of logological activities. |