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Dictionaries

Dictionaries provide such information as the spelling, pronunciation, meaning, forms, etymology, and usage of words. This category includes dictionaries of many different types and languages.

Sites in Dictionaries

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.
Worthless Word for the Day
Obscure, abstruse and/or recondite word, especially one not falling into medical terms, foreign monetary units, foreign units of measure, legal terms, or professional jargon of any type.
Word Assault
Looks up multiple words simultaneously using several databases including Webster's, Easton's, Wordnet, and the Devil's Dictionary.
Word Central
Student dictionary and rhyming dictionary online at Merriam-Webster's website. Daily Buzzword by subscription.
OneLook Dictionaries
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.
Cambridge International Dictionaries
Free online dictionary from Cambridge University Press.
Research-It
Includes several dictionaries and a thesaurus as well as online tools for shipping and mailing, currency exchange, and language translation.
AllDictionaries.com
Categorized index of language and subject dictionaries.
Dictionary Building Software for Reporters
Software program for realtime reporters and captioners that lists many diverse vocabulary lists.
Cooldictionary.com
Free edition of a complete Webster dictionary. Fully crosslinked.
Skeptic's Dictionary
Skeptical definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, supernatural and pseudoscientific ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature.
Information Please Dictionary
Infoplease's free online dictionary. Features almanacs, an encyclopedia, and an atlas.
Dictionary Society of North America
An international organization of librarians, booksellers, translators, linguists, publishers, writers, journalists, and collectors. Founded in 1975 to further research in dictionary making, study, collection, and use. Member of the American Council of Learned Societies.
Quotations: The Yale Dictionary
Project to create an searchable online database and a quotation dictionary from Yale University Press.
High Definition Dictionary
Mixed collection of drug terminology with an apparently arbitrarily selected mix of other, unrelated terms. Dictionary accepts contributions of new terms.
The Century Dictionary Online
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.
Dictionary of Comprehension
A Dictionary of Comprehension in different languages.
The Alternative Dictionaries
Includes a list of slang terms and phrases in various languages.
Lighting Design Terminology
Explanations of terms used in architectural lighting and lighting simulation.
Word Spy
Site dedicated to recently coined words and existing words revived into modern usage.
DICT Development Group
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.
Hypertext Webster Gateway
WWW interface to multiple English dictionaries.
The Newbury House Online Dictionary
Search over 40,000 entries to get clear concise definitions and when available related pictures.
Strange Dictionaries
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 Superhero Dictionary
Each entry compares a superhero's name with its real life meaning and includes comparison pictures and pronunciations.
Dictionary of Difficult Words
Search or browse this dictionary of more than 13,000 words.
A-Z-Dictionaries
Descriptions and links to free online dictionaries, the Merriam-Webster dictionary, electronic dictionary products, dictionary downloads and software and ideas for saving money.
Bin's On-Line Dictionary
Search various on-line dictionaries.
Collection of Web-Dictionaries
Sorted list of online dictionaries of more than 50 languages, mostly bilingual.
Dictionaries, Lexica and Lexical Resources
Collection of links to various online dictionaries and other lexical references.
Dictionaries on the Web
Link collection -- over 100 links to various dictionaries of about 40 languages.
Frank Dietz's Glossary Links
Directory of over 2200 links to glossaries, most of which are in English or German.
Digital Media Knowledge Base
Free service including dictionary search and tutorials on web development tools.
EZresearch.com
Provides a directory of dictionaries.
Free Dictionary and Free Translation
Collection of free dictionaries and translation sites. Supports searching all dictionaries with just one mouse click.
Dictionary.com
Free online dictionary search, translator, word of the day, crossword puzzles and word games, and vocabulary learning resources for many languages.
Dictionaries and Translation
List of links to dictionaries on the Internet.
Campus Program: Language Dictionaries
A compilation of a large number of dictionary websites grouped by language.
Dictsearch
Search a variety of dictionaries including monolingual, bilingual, and specialty dictionaries.
Glossaries
Collection of more than 2000 links to glossaries and dictionaries.
The Glossarist
Searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries containing terms and definitions on hundreds of subjects.
KnowPlay?
Simple and integrated access to dictionaries, thesauri, encylopedias, and quotation databases.
Lexicate Online Dictionary
Text-only online dictionary directory of language (e.g. English, French and Spanish) and subject (e.g. Science, Computer and Medical) dictionaries.
Lexicool
Searchable directory of bilingual and multilingual dictionaries.
On-Line Dictionaries
Online specialty dictionaries for English, Russian, German, Finnish and Latin.
Searchbug
A collection of reference tools.
Voycabulary
Online dictionary and thesaurus web linking lookup reference tool.
WordWeb
A free English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows.
Xlation.com Glossary Database
More than 1682 separate glossaries, linked by topic and by ISO 639-2 language codes.
yourDictionary.com
Comprehensive index of on-line dictionaries in more than 200 different languages. Includes an index of on-line grammars, word of the day by email, and several pages of linguistic fun.
Online Dictionaries, Translators and References
Online dictionaries, translators, references accessable from a small pop-window. Requires use of a browser with Javascript enabled.
Glossaries by Language
Directory of multilingual dictionaries and dictionaries on specific subjects, alphabetized by language.
Eurodicautom
The European Commission's multilingual term bank. Particularly rich in technical and specialized terminology related to European Union policy.
Terminological Information System
A simplified version of the European Union terminological database.
Planet Translation
Directory of dictionaries, including unilingual, multilingual, and topical resources.
Globalization.com: On-line Dictionaries and Glossaries for Translators
Directory of monolingual, bilingual, and multilingual dictionaries and glossaries, arranged by language.
HyperDictionary.com
Includes a thesaurus and searchable dictionaries for English, computers, dreams and medicine.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Allows users to search, free of charge, for entries in the latest (year 2000) edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Merriam-Webster OnLine
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.
The Online Dictionary List
A large directory of online dictionaries, both in English and bilingual, including specialist dictionaries.
Dictionary Link
A directory of free online language resources such as dictionaries, thesauruses, language translators, and encyclopedias.
1000Dictionaries.com
Links to online language dictionaries and subject dictionaries.
Cynic's Dictionary
Irreverent and amusing definitions.

sub categories in Dictionaries

Acronyms Acronyms
Etymology Etymology
Rhyming Rhyming
Symbols Symbols
World Languages World Languages
By Subject By Subject
Pronouncing Pronouncing
Sign Languages Sign Languages
Vocabulary Lists Vocabulary Lists

cross references

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Arts : Writers Resources : Software : Spelling and Grammar Arts : Writers Resources : Software : Spelling and Grammar
Computers : Internet : Searching Computers : Internet : Searching
Recreation : Humor : Wordplay Recreation : Humor : Wordplay
Science : Social Sciences : Linguistics : Translation : Tools Science : Social Sciences : Linguistics : Translation : Tools

other references

Kids and Teens : School Time : Reference Tools : Dictionaries Kids and Teens : School Time : Reference Tools : Dictionaries
Reference : Dictionaries : World Languages : E : English Reference : Dictionaries : World Languages : E : English

this category in other languages

معاجم Arabic : معاجم
Lüğətlər Azerbaijani : Lüğətlər
Geriadurioù Brezhoneg : Geriadurioù
Diccionaris Catalan : Diccionaris
字典 Chinese : 字典
字典 Chinese Simplified : 字典
Rječnici Croatian : Rječnici
Slovníky Czech : Slovníky
Ordbøger Danish : Ordbøger
Woordenboeken Dutch : Woordenboeken
Vortaroj Esperanto : Vortaroj
واژه نامه‌ها Farsi : واژه نامه‌ها
Sanakirjat Finnish : Sanakirjat
Dictionnaires French : Dictionnaires
Wörterbücher German : Wörterbücher
शब्दकोष Hindi : शब्दकोष
Szótárak Hungarian : Szótárak
Orðabækur Icelandic : Orðabækur
Dictionarios Interlingua : Dictionarios
Dizionari Italian : Dizionari
辞書・事典 Japanese : 辞書・事典
사전 Korean : 사전
Ferheng Kurdish : Ferheng
Žodynai Lithuanian : Žodynai
Ordlister Norwegian : Ordlister
Dicţionare Romanian : Dicţionare
Словари Russian : Словари
Faclairean Scots Gaelic : Faclairean
Diccionarios Spanish : Diccionarios
Ordlistor Swedish : Ordlistor
詞典 Taiwanese : 詞典
Süzlek Tatar : Süzlek
Sözlükler Turkish : Sözlükler
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