Osirus - Main | Reference Desk - Dictionary Resources
New Addition! yourDictionary.com Inside this power packed web site you'll find there's a lot more that what you'd expect to find at your generic dictionary site. See below for all that there is on this site and MUCH more.... Key Site Features
Word of the Day - Learn a new word and the story behind it....everyday!
Dictionary.com This site incorporates the ability to search over multiple online dictionaries, however there is some extras like jargon word searches, English grammar, usage and style guides and other references. You could even misspell the word your looking up and it will show you the nearest matches.
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary If you are typing a letter or report and you need a definition on a word or words you think may be appropriate, give Merriam-Webster's Online Collegiate Dictionary a try, use wild card searches, inflections and more to find exactly what you are trying to say.
OneLook Dictionary A dictionary search engine which allows you to search definitions across multiple online dictionaries on the internet.
ARTFL Project: 1913 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary A simple headword search script containing 109,562 entries
The Newbury House Online Dictionary This online dictionary contains over 40,000 entries. Providing simple and clear definitions, and a wealth of sample sentences, idioms, and a wide array of cultural facts and figures. Because this online version is also linked to a 50,000 photo database, you can quickly browse through photographs related to your word search.
ComputerUser.com's High-Tech Dictionary From ComputerUser.com, comes a great reference tool for dealing with and understanding many of the confusing new words and technospeak used these days. Search for definitions to more than 7,000 high-tech terms. Search terms like PHTML, XML, PCMCIA, FireWire, debuggins and more. Plus get up to speed on the latest chat room acronyms, and emoticon meanings :-P :-( :-)
Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus The WEDT is a database of relationships between word senses. It organizes English nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs into "synonym sets", each such set representing one underlying lexical concept. For example, if you look up "home", you will find it in a synonym set with other words such as "dwelling" and "domicile". A very interesting site that also features words of the week and contests Dictionary Resources Dictionary Resources points you to dictionaries available to you online. I'd like to make this as useful as possible. The concept behind this page is not to clutter every dictionary or site under the sun here, only the best and most useful available online sources to make your inquiry easier. If you have a favorite online dictionary or reference link that isn't listed here and would like to see added, please advise me.
Shopping - Find great deals from the best stores online
