- WordCentral.com - http://www.wordcentral.com/
Merriam-Webster's site for kids has a student dictionary, Daily Buzzword, and interactive word games. Includes homework help and lesson plans for parents and teachers.
- Wordsmyth - http://www.wordsmyth.net/
A dictionary and thesaurus in one. Also gives parts of speech and examples for more than 50,000 words.
- Little Explorers - http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/Dictionary.html
Picture dictionary gives definitions, pictures, and Internet links for over 2,350 entries. Includes translations for English to and from Dutch, French, Spanish, and more.
- Webopedia - http://www.webopedia.com/
Definitions of many computer-related terms, from hardware to the internet.
- The Skeptic's Dictionary - http://www.skepdic.com/
Definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, and supernatural ideas and practices from the point of view of someone who is a sceptic, that is, does not believe in these things.
- DinoDictionary.com - http://www.dinodictionary.com/
Features profiles of over 300 known dinosaurs along with pronunciations of their names.
- ArtLex - http://www.artlex.com/
Dictionary of visual art defines more than 3,500 art-related terms. Also includes a comprehensive collection of artwork and famous quotes.
- Fact Monster - http://www.factmonster.com/dictionary.html
An online dictionary with definitions of more than 125,000 words.
- PSEUDOdictionary - http://www.pseudodictionary.com/
Defines everyday words including slang, webspeak, and colloquialisms.
- The Internet Picture Dictionary - http://www.pdictionary.com/
Free, online multilingual picture dictionary with interactive activities for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and ESL learners.
- Dictionary.com - http://dictionary.reference.com/
Online English dictionary, thesaurus and reference guide. Includes word games, online translator, and word of the day feature.
- Realdictionary.com - http://www.realdictionary.com
Features search to locate words by initial letters and numbers.
- RhymeZone - http://www.rhymezone.com/
Online rhyming dictionary. Search for a word and get a list of potential words that rhyme in addition to a definition.
- OneLook Dictionary Search - http://www.onelook.com/
Type in a word and search many dictionaries at once. Also has a reverse dictionary.
- NetLingo Dictionary - http://www.netlingo.com/
Provides a glossary of Internet jargon and acronyms.
- wordIQ - http://www.wordIQ.com
Search on several different dictionaries, an encyclopedia, and the web.
- Ice Phoenix Vocab Project - http://iphoenix.sourceforge.net/
Downloadable program that looks up entire lists of vocabulary words.
- Giant Picture Dictionary - http://www.giantpicturedictionary.com/
Free online picture dictionary. Includes pictures representing both concrete and abstract concepts.
- eLook Dictionary - http://www.elook.org/dictionary/
Provides definitions, synonyms, and related words.
- MSN Encarta Dictionary - http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/dictionaryhome.aspx
Online dictionary with over 100,000 entries, definitions, and pronunciations.
- InfoVisual - http://www.infovisual.info/
Thematic visual dictionary by Bernard Déry, to learn by way of image. Concise definitions within the fields of vegetal biology, animal biology, and human anatomy.
- Biographical Dictionary - http://s9.com/
Read about more than 28,000 notable men and women from history. Search by names, dates, professions, achievements, and more.
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