English language dictionaries and E Guide - Resources and Review

Provides online versions of unusual dictionaries, including dictionaries of one
letter words, all-consonant words, and all-vowel words. Also offers recommendations of equivalent print-based dictionaries.
 
Online version of Roget's Thesaurus from the ARTFL project at the University of Chicago.
 
Simple interface for accessing various dictionary services on the Internet. Search words are entered, producing a list of definitions of the word.
 
Translation dictionary and search tool which can either be embedded in Web pages or incorporated into a browser. Facilitates translation from English to German, Dutch, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
 
Searchable dictionary of American English, including introductory essays on the natural history of English, the Indo
European origin of English, and the mathematics of language. An accompanying guide discusses syllabication and pronunciation and explains the schwa, stress, and equal and unequal variants.
 
Hypertext edition of a searchable and browsable dictionary which gives definitions and explanations of terms, cliches, phrases, and turns of phrase. Extensively cross referenced, it is taken from Dr. Brewer's substantially revised and extended edition of 1894.
 
Guide to recently coined words, existing words that have enjoyed a recent renaissance, and older words being used in new ways. A specific word is presented daily, along with a definition, and a citation illustrating its usage.
 
A meta
index for locating definitions, quotations, thesauri entries, or anagrams of English phrases or computing terms by searching across a range of sources on the Internet.
 
Educational American English dictionary with an integrated thesaurus. Includes a search engine enabling narrow or broad
based searches for definitions and synonyms.
 
Adopts a light
hearted approach to providing plain-English definitions of commonly used 'buzzwords'. Features a buzzword dictionary, and a facility for users to contribute words for inclusion.
 
Explanantion of terms which differ in usage between American English and British English. A history of the English language is given, and differences in vocabulary, spelling and usage are highlighted.
 
Index of online language dictionaries and resources, covering over 100 languages. Also includes a multi
language translator for Web pages and text, and information on online language courses, language chat sites, printed resources, ancient language resources and virtual language schools.
 
Reference source providing examples of long words, plurals, palindromes, vowel
rich words, those starting with Z, and miscellaneous facts.
 
Glossary containing grammatical terms and explanation of their use and context.
 
Multilingual dictionary offering single and multiple word translation between English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Italian, and Turkish. Also offers basic vocabulary for travellers in each language.
 
Extensive list of dictionaries covering many languages. They are not exclusively bi
lingual dictionaries with English, or confined to European languages. Some subject specific dictionaries, for example a Norwegian Dictionary of Internet Terms are included.
 
An English
Spanish translation dictionary, thesauri, and an IFLA glossary of around 50,000 terms commonly encountered in Library and Information Science literature.
 
Online English dictionary from Merriam
Webster Inc.
 
Listings of Internet resources for writing and communication such as dictionaries, thesauri, grammar guides and research and reference sites.
 
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