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DICTIONARIES
Abbreviations.com
Directory and search engine for acronyms and abbreviations.
Acronym Finder
Dictionary of acronyms and abbreviations. Contains over 750,000 definitions.
Answers.com
Aggregator of definitions, encyclopedia entries, and language translations.
Cambridge
Search multiple dictionaries from Cambridge University Press.
Computer Definitions
Featuring 20,000 topics and 2,500 images. Search field at bottom of page.
Definitions.net
Multilingual dictionary that provides definitions and translations.
Dictionary.com
Includes definitions from American Heritage, Random House, and Merriam-Webster.
Investor Words
Financial glossary with a comprehensive index of 7,500 definitions.
Law.com Dictionary
Concise, easy-to-read definitions from The People’s Law Dictionary.
Macmillan
British English and American English dictionaries.
MarketingPower Dictionary
4,000 cross-referenced definitions of marketing terms.
Mathworld Dictionary
Source of mathematical definitions and concept explanations.
Med Terms
Easy-to-understand explanations of more than 16,000 medical terms.
Medi Lexicon
Search over 200,000 medical terms, ICD-9 codes, hospitals, and more.
Merriam Webster
Based on the print version of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.
Merriam Webster Visual Dictionary
6,000 full-color images; 20,000 terms with contextual definitions.
Net Lingo
Definitions for thousands of terms in the field of technology and communication.
OneLook
Meta-search tool indexing 13 million words from 1,000 dictionaries.
Oxford Dictionaries Online
Oxford’s Compact English Dictionary contains 145,000 words and definitions.
Thesaurus.com
Over 17,000 entries. Find synonyms, antonyms, and brief definitions.
The Free Dictionary
General and subject dictionaries for financial, legal, and medical terms.
Urban Dictionary
Dictionary of contemporary American slang. Not appropriate for children.
Visual Thesaurus
Displays a unique visualization of connections between words.
Vocabulary.com
Outstanding dictionary and engaging vocabulary teaching tool.
WebMD Medical Dictionary
Thousands of medical entries from abdomen to zygote.
Webopedia
Dictionary of computer and Internet terms.
Wiktionary
Multilingual dictionary and thesaurus written and edited by the public.
Word Spy
Blog tracking new words and phrases in popular use.
Wordnik
Aggregator of definitions, images, and word usage statistics.
YourDictionary
Definitions, thesaurus entries, spelling, pronunciation, and etymology results.
WORD TOOLS
Crossword Dictionary
Find answers to crossword puzzles, anagrams and cryptograms.
Internet Anagram Server
Remarkable, robust anagram lookup service from Wordsmith.
RhymeZone
Writing tool for poetry, song lyrics, greeting cards, and more.
WordCount
Artistic experiment that presents 86,800 English words, ranked in order of frequency.
Wordle
Java-based word cloud generator. Customizable fonts, layouts, and color schemes.
Write Rhymes
Simple online notepad with rhyme suggestions for poets.
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