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ARTFL Project: 1913 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary view detail comment email this

The complete dictionary, with over 100,000 entries. A search will bring up the definitions, hypertext cross-references, and a link to the page in the dictionary where the word appears. From the ARTFL Project (Project for American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language), Division of the Humanities, the University of Chicago.
http://humanities.uchicago.edu/orgs/ARTFL/forms_unrest/webster.form.html
Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language
Last updated Jan 17, 2004


AskOxford.com view detail comment email this

Includes a word of the day for vocabulary building, quotations, definitions of grammar and literary terms ("Jargon Buster"), guides to better writing and presentation, crossword puzzles and other word games, how English is used around the world, articles about learning other languages (primarily European), and a history of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). A lexicographer's delight, available in U.K. and U.S. versions.
http://www.askoxford.com/
Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language, Mysteries and More
Last updated Jun 8, 2004


Cambridge Dictionaries Online view detail comment email this

Find the definition of a word or the meaning of an idiom by searching the appropriate English language teaching dictionary available. Site also features a dictionary of phrasal verbs for English language learners as well as a French-English/English-French dictionary and a Spanish-English/English-Spanish dictionary. Searchable. From Cambridge University Press.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language
Last updated Jun 18, 2007


Dictionary of Difficult Words view detail comment email this

A simple searchable A-Z index of thousands of difficult words from The Hutchinson Dictionary of Difficult Words . Use as a resource for increasing your vocabulary; for word games and puzzles; or just for enjoying and enriching your word power. Includes many foreign words used in the English language today.
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwords/
Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language, Mysteries and More
Last updated Aug 3, 2002


Merriam-Webster Online [Dictionary] view detail comment email this

A dictionary based on the Webster Collegiate, with updates added annually. Hundreds of thousands of entries. Each word is accompanied by definition, pronunciation, usage, grammatical function, and a brief etymology. Includes a thesaurus. Misspellings return suggested spellings. The dictionary's search system supports internal wildcards and right hand truncation searching. Includes an extensive pronunciation guide and sound files for the pronunciation of many terms.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language, Literature & Books, Ready Reference & Quick Facts
Last updated Nov 1, 2009


The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form (OEDILF) view detail comment email this

Limericks, or so we've been told/Are sometimes quite hard to behold./The text may be naughty,/Or downright plain bawdy;/On this site, all types will unfold. "As an international writing project, our limericks frequently use local spellings, grammar, punctuation and, most likely, rhymes that may not be familiar to all readers." Project is in early stages; expect gaps. From limerick writers in over a dozen countries where English is spoken.
http://www.oedilf.com/db/Lim.php
Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language
Last updated Jun 30, 2005


OneLook Dictionaries, The Faster Finder view detail comment email this

Search hundreds of general and specialized English dictionaries simultaneously, or select the ones you want to search. Millions of words indexed.
http://www.onelook.com/
Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language
Last updated Apr 20, 2004


The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) view detail comment email this

Contains a history of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), related articles from the 1800s, prefatory material from the print edition, a description of researching and writing an entry, and facts about the Dictionary. Note: online edition of the OED requires a fee.
http://www.oed.com/
Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language
Last updated Aug 6, 2004


Samuel Johnson & The Dictionary view detail comment email this

This exhibit looks at Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, which was started in 1746 and finally published in 1755. Includes brief background information on the creation of the dictionary, a selected bibliography, sample dictionary entries, illustrations, and related links. From the Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University, Calif.
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/rbc/other_colls/johnson.html
Topics: Authors by Region, Dictionaries, English Language, Language
Last updated Jul 3, 2006


Strange & Unusual Dictionaries: Resources for Scrabble Games, Bar Bets, and Other Trivial Pursuits view detail comment email this

This site contains online dictionaries that cover single-letter words, all-consonant words (mostly sounds), and all-vowel words. Also has links to related word sites.
http://www.oneletterwords.com/
Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language
Last updated Feb 17, 2007


The Word Spy view detail comment email this

Devoted to "the sleuthing of new words and phrases... terms that have appeared multiple times in newspapers, magazines, books, Web sites, and other recorded sources." Contains lists of new words with definitions and sample citations, browsable by alphabet and subject. Also features a list of related quotations. Searchable. From word lover and professional computer books writer, Paul McFedries.
http://www.wordspy.com/
Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language
Last updated Feb 29, 2004


WordNet: A Lexical Database for the English Language view detail comment email this

More than a thesaurus or dictionary, this database provides synonyms for related concepts as well as for related words. "English nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are organized into synonym sets, each representing one underlying lexical concept. Different relations link the synonym sets." From the Cognitive Science Laboratory, Princeton University, New Jersey.
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/
Topics: Dictionaries, English Language, Language
Last updated Feb 5, 2005




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