Dictionaries

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OnLine Dictionaries

• Webster Dictionary
  http://www.m-w.com/netdict.htm
  If you use the English language, this is a must for your bookmark file.
• Research It
  http://www.itools.com/research-it/
  Online dictionaries, thesauri, and translators. Research geography, finance, quotations and the Internet.
• Clear Ink's SpellWeb
  http://www.spellweb.com/
  The poor speller now has a dream come true.
• OneLook Dictionary
  http://www.onelook.com/
  Let users run a universal search on more than 200 online dictionaries, English and otherwise. The best place to lookup a word or term is in an Internet dictionary or glossary. Free search access to a frequently updated database of words, terms, names, acronyms vs. Internet links to online dictionaries or glossaries.
• American Sign Language (ASL) Browser
  http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/index.htm
  Welcome to Michigan State University's ASL Browser web site, an online American Sign Language (ASL) browser where you can look up video of thousands of ASL signs and learn interesting things about them.

Directories of Dictionaries

• Dictionary.com
  http://www.dictionary.com/
  Includes Bartlett's Quotations, Roget's Thesaurus, The Skeptic's Dictionary, Strunk's Elements of Style, and others.
  Look up words in our English dictionary and find the best dictionaries and reference sites on the Internet.
• OnLine Dictionaries
  http://www.alphadictionary.com/index.shtml
  A comprehensive site linked to over 900 dictionaries in 150 languages.


• Word2Word
  http://www.word2word.com/dictionary.html
  Word2Word is pleased to provide these dictionary links in the hope of all people developing a better understanding of others through the use of language. They have attempted to place as many online dictionaries at your disposal as possible.
  

Specialized Dictionaries

• Biographical Dictionary
  http://www.s9.com/biography/
  Simple biographies that capture historical figures. Try the biography challenge. This dictionary includes more than 25,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
• Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms
  http://www.oreillynet.com/search/
  Online lookup tool from O'Reilly & Associates. This comprehensive dictionary provides complete descriptions of complex terms in two of the most volatile and interesting areas of computer development: personal computers and networks. It contains up-to-date information about everything from a common item like "batteries" to an obscure font technology called "Speedo."
• Dictionary of Symbolism
  http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html
  Definitions of symbols from Abnormality to Zodiac.
• Online Rhyming Dictionary
  http://www.rhymezone.com/
  Helpful resource for poets, songwriters, lyricists, or anyone poetically challenged. You can use it to help write poetry, song lyrics, greeting cards, witticisms, and more.
• Duhaime's Law Dictionary
  http://www.duhaime.org/diction.htm
  A useful guide to help laypeople decrypt the lingo that lawyers sling around for the big bucks.
• BioTech's Life Science Dictionary
  http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/search/dict-search.html
  BioTech's Science Dictionary contains over 8300 terms associated with genetics, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, chemistry, ecology, limnology, pharmacology, toxicology, and medicine.