Dictionaries and Thesauri

 

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The American Heritage® Book of English Usage A source of information on "grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms."  

Artlex Dictionary of Visual Terms Find out about terms and words used in the art world, including "definitions of more than 3,100 terms here, along with numerous illustrations, pronunciation notes, great quotations, and links to other resources on the Web."  

A Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms Here are a few American Sign Language terms to help those of you who are trying to communicate with a person who signs, but does not hear. Also included is the basic alphabet and numbers 1-10.  

Cambridge Dictionaries online © Three different Cambridge dictionaries may be searched from this site:  International Dictionary of English, Dictionary of American English, and the Learner's Dictionary.  

Connected Thesaurus (Lexical FreeNet) "Allows you to search for relationships between words, concepts, and people. It is a combination thesaurus, rhyming dictionary, pun generator, and concept navigator." Fun to play with: Includes related word browsing links.  

A Dictionary of Units of Measurement Helpful for converting units of measurement.

Dictionary.com Provides a general English language dictionary and thesaurus plus links to additional resources including crosswords, word search puzzles, grammar sites, etc.

Merriam-Webster dictionary online Includes the content of the Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus plus additional features including "Word of the Day" and "Word Games."

Write Express Online Rhyming Dictionary Finds end rhymes, last syllable rhymes, double rhymes, beginning rhymes and first syllable rhymes.

Thesaurus.com Provides an English language thesaurus based on Roget's thesaurus