Dictionaries and Other Conventional Reference Works
AlphaDictionary |
AmeriSpeakExpressions of our American ancestors. |
An English Homophone DictionaryEach homophonic set is listed in alphabetical order. |
Bartlett's Familiar QuotationsAn older version of a classic now in the public domain. |
BibliomaniaFully searchable copies of your favorite language reference books, including dictionaries, books of quotations, synonyms, thesaurus, and literary sources. |
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and FableA trove of folk etymology. The Derivation, Source, or Origin of Common Phrases, Allusions, and Words. |
Cambridge Dictionaries Online |
Collins Online Dictionaries |
Dictionary.com |
Dictionary of American Regional English |
English Dictionary |
English Literature Dictionary & Glossary for students |
Fine Dictionary |
I Love LanguagesLanguage related Internet resources (formerly known as The Human-Languages Page) |
Lexical FreenetA mega-meta-thesaurus that reveals the links and relationships between concepts, people and words. Try it! |
Moby ProjectA lexicon project that makes available dozens of word lists, including the world's largest raw English word list (without definitions). |
MemidexDictionary with definitions, audio and etymology |
Merriam-Webster Online |
One Look2468774 words in 629 dictionaries indexed. |
The Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick FormTHIRTY THOUSAND (!!!) limericks and more pouring in every day |
Oxford English Dictionary |
Visual ThesaurusInteractive dictionary and thesaurus using word maps that blossom with meanings and branch to related words. |
WordSmyth English Dictionary-ThesaurusBills self as "The premier Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus" |
Your Dictionary.comLinks to more than 1500 multi-lingual online dictionaries and some 230 languages. Some are in specialized fields; translation offered in some cases. |
