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AllWords.com - http://www.allwords.com/
Features two modern English dictionaries, multilingual search, and translation. Also features a guide to language sites on the web and a language discussion forum.

AskOxford.com - http://www.askoxford.com/
Free dictionary produced by Oxford University Press. Answers questions on English grammar, spelling, and usage. Ability to search a dictionary of words, names or quotations; also provides help with writing and for crosswords and puzzles.

Beginners English Dictionary - http://www.beginnersenglishdictionary.com
Contains over 2000 everyday words and phrases. Includes Idioms and Expression Pages.

Cambridge Dictionary - http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Free online dictionary from Cambridge University Press.

Chambers 21st Century Dictionary - http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/features/chref/chref.py/main
Access to the free dictionary through a single search interface.

Cooldictionary.com - http://www.cooldictionary.com/
Free edition of a complete Webster dictionary. Fully crosslinked. Includes sound.

DataSegment Dictionary - http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/
Find definitions by alphabetical browsing or word lookup. Powered by several print dictionaries.

DICT Development Group - http://www.dict.org
A WWW interface to several freely available on-line dictionaries, including Webster's 1913, the Jargon File, the US Gazetteer, and Easton's Bible Dictionary.

Dictionary of Difficult Words - http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwords/
Search or browse this dictionary of more than 13,000 words.

Dictionary of Indian English - http://www.vsubhash.com/desienglish.asp
Regionalisms defined.

Dictionary.co.uk - http://www.dictionary.co.uk/
Searchable dictionary which includes the ability to add a word.

Dictionary.net - http://www.dictionary.net/
A dictionary database of word and phrase definitions from eight different sources.

Elizabethan Dictionary - http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-dictionary.htm
Provides the origins and meanings of Elizabethan words and vocabulary including obscure Shakespearean expressions.

eLook Dictionary - http://www.elook.org/dictionary/
Provides definitions, synonyms, and related words.

English Dictionary - Definr.com - http://definr.com/
English dictionary contains 150,000 entries.

English-dictionary.us - http://www.english-dictionary.us
Simple English dictionary.

Examining the Oxford English Dictionary - http://oed.hertford.ox.ac.uk/main/
A scholarly analysis of the Oxford English Dictionary by Dr Charlotte Brewer, Hertford College, Oxford.

GrokItBetter.com - http://grokitbetter.com
A visual dictionary. Contains a graphical presentation of the semantic context of words, including synonyms, generalisations and other semantic relations.

HyperDic - http://www.hyperdic.net/
Based on the WordNet lexical database and thesaurus, this dictionary covers only a selection of the most frequent English words. Includes synonyms, antonyms, examples and pronunciation, and links between related words.

HyperDictionary.com - http://www.hyperdictionary.com
Includes a thesaurus and searchable dictionaries for English, computers, dreams and medicine.

Hypertext Webster Gateway - http://www.bennetyee.org/http_webster.cgi
Provides access to multiple English dictionaries.

Information Please Dictionary - http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary.html
Infoplease's free online dictionary. Features almanacs, an encyclopedia, and an atlas.

Internet Terms Dictionary - http://dictionary.noamnet.com/
Internet Terms Dictionary contains over 500,000 terms.

Just-Define Dictionary - http://www.just-define.com
Contains thousands of word definitions.

Lexipedia Visual Word Web - http://www.lexipedia.com/
Visual dictionary. Includes definitions and examples of sentence use.

Literature Dictionary - http://www.literature-dictionary.org/
Literature dictionaries and glossaries.

Longman Dictionary Of Contemporary English - http://www.ldoceonline.com/
Searchable dictionary of contemporary English.

Macmillan English Dictionaries - http://www.macmillandictionary.com/
Resource site for the Macmillan range of dictionaries.

Memidex Dictionary - http://www.memidex.com/
An online dictionary originally based on WordNet, contains extensive cross-references, hierarchical links, and a complete listing of inflections.

Merriam-Webster OnLine - http://www.m-w.com/
Free searchable dictionary and thesaurus, word games, a word of the day, and many other English language and vocabulary reference tools and resources.

Middle English Dictionary - http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/10625
A concise dictionary of middle English. Time period is from A.D. 1150 to 1580.

Mnemonic Dictionary - http://www.mnemonicdictionary.com/
Mnemonic Dictionary is a resource which provides memory aids for each word.

Ninjawords Dictionary - http://www.ninjawords.com
A free searchable on-line dictionary.

OneLook Dictionaries - http://www.onelook.com/
Contains a database of words, terms, names, and acronyms.

Online Dictionary - Die.net - http://dict.die.net/
Cross-referenced definitions, spelling correction, and searches from WordNet and Webster's.

Online Dictionary of Language Terminology - http://www.odlt.org
Explains key language terms such as: nouns, verbs, aspects, and tenses. Provides usage and grammar guidance.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary - http://www.oup.com/elt/oald/
Allows users to search, free of charge, for entries in the latest (year 2000) edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Plan of an English Dictionary (1747) - http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Texts/plan.html
Letter written by Samuel Johnson to the Earl of Chesterfield setting out his plan for an English Dictionary.

Reference Dictionary - http://referenceer.blogspot.com/
A dictionary of words and phrases on the verge of extinction.

Suggestive Dictionary - http://www.objectgraph.com/dictionary/
An English dictionary which suggests words as one types. Helps explore new words and meanings.

The Beet Foundation - http://beetfoundation.com/words/
General purpose online English language dictionary and Thesaurus.

The Century Dictionary Online - http://www.global-language.com/CENTURY/
Free 500,000 word dictionary of English with an encyclopedia and world atlas. Contains headword lookup and a full text search of 22 million words of text.

The Jargon Database - http://www.jargondatabase.com
A repository of popular neologisms, management speak, and technical terms relevant to various regions, jobs, and cultures, and organized by categories.

The Newbury House Online Dictionary - http://nhd.heinle.com/
Search over 40,000 entries to get clear concise definitions and when available related pictures.

The Wordsworth Compendium - http://dictionary-thesaurus.com/
Program containing over 516,000 English words and phrases to solve word puzzles. Useful for the search and manipulation of words in all aspects of logological activities.

Ultralingua - http://ultralingua.com/online-dictionary/
Searchable dictionary of the English language, with standard, reverse and phonetic lookup. Also links to a range of other language resources.

Virtual Dictionary - http://www.vdictionary.com/
Searchable English language dictionary shows results in synonym sets.

Voycabulary - http://www.voycabulary.com/
Online dictionary and thesaurus web linking lookup reference tool.

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary of 1913 - http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/257/
Forms version. Allows browsing headwords.

Wiktionary - http://en.wiktionary.org/
English language Wiki dictionary from the Wikimedia Foundation.

Word Central - http://www.wordcentral.com/
Student dictionary and rhyming dictionary online at Merriam-Webster's website. Daily Buzzword by subscription.

Word Information Dictionary - http://www.wordinfo.info
A dictionary of English words derived from Latin and Greek Sources. Ability to find the Latin and Greek origins or etymologies.

Word Spy - http://www.wordspy.com/
Site dedicated to recently coined words and existing words revived into modern usage.

Word Sytes - http://word.sytes.org/
Use this online dictionary to search for definitions in WordNet, Webster's and many other databases.

WordIQ Dictionary - http://www.wordiq.com/dictionary.html
Searchable definitions available in a variety of dictionaries including Webster's, a legal dictionary, a dream dictionary, and an encyclopedia.

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