English-Language Dictionaries (Internet)
With the cancellation of UMDNJ – University Libraries’ subscription to the Oxford English Dictionary, effective September 30, 2007, users may want to consult the following dictionaries that are available on the Internet.
- AskOxford.com
Search the Compact Oxford English Dictionary.
- The American Heritage Reference Collection
This Web page provides links to three free online resources. They are: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language; Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus; and, American Heritage Book of English Usage.
- BUBL LINK
This is a catalog of English-language dictionary resources. It originates in the UK and presents some useful choices with helpful annotations.
- Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary Online
Type a term in the text box and be taken to a standard list of definitions.
- Dictionary of Difficult Words
Search the Hutchinson Dictionary of Difficult Words, published in the UK. This resource contains links to 13,000+ “difficult” words.
- Go English.com: Pocket English Idioms
This page lists the most popular English-language idioms, from A to Z.
- Google Glossary
Contains words, phrases, and acronyms.
- Grandiloquent Dictionary
This contains a PDF file of the most obscure 2700 words in the English language, including a few that don’t have current English translations.
- Heinle’s Newbury House Dictionary of American English
This contains over 40,000 entries and includes an advanced search feature which allows the user to retrieve words beginning with a single root.
- Internet Public Library
A collection of links to a variety of online dictionaries.
- Merriam Webster Online
Provides a link to a English-language dictionary, as well as a thesaurus, and Spanish-English dictionary, and a medical dictionary.
- UsingEnglish.com
A collection of the most popular free English-language dictionaries – this page allows users to enter terms directly into text boxes without first entering the native interface of each dictionary.
- YourDictionary.com
This is a free online English-language dictionary. It provides definitions, thesaurus entries, spelling, pronunciation, and etymology for words. Additionally, it provides references to non-English language dictionaries and translation sites.
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