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  6. The Online Etymology Dictionary
  7. The Complete Newspeak Dictionary
  8. RhymeZone rhyming dictionary and thesaurus
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3-Letter Word Dictionary
Acronym FinderFind out what those acronyms and abbreviations stand for...

Acronym SearchYou can search here for acronyms and for words used in acronyms. An acronym is a label formed from the beginnings of words.

Acronym Lookup US GovAbbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government

AcronymSearch.comSearch and reverse search. Does your company use acronyms? Why not add your company specific acronyms to our database so others can find them?

Acronyms -ForestryAcronyms from British Columbia Ministry of Forests

A Dictionary of UnitsThis provides a summary of most of the units of measurement to be found in use around the world today (and a few of historical interest), together with the appropriate conversion factors needed to change them into a 'standard' unit of the SI.

AllWordsFind It! First, Fast and Free! English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search

American Heritage DictionaryOver 90,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes.

AnalogXRhyme is, if you couldn't guess by the name, a rhyming program - or better yet, a rhyming dictionary program. Type in any word (it knows more than 100,000!), tell it how many syllables to match (or phonemes), and click 'Rhyme'; it's that simple.

ASL DictionaryA Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms. Here are a few American Sign Language terms to help those of you who are trying to communicate with a person who signs, but does not hear. New word definitions are being added, and this will soon bring the total number of ASL terms to more than 1270! Also included is the basic alphabet and numbers 1-10.
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BabyNames.comIs dedicated to maintaining an ethnically diverse database of names and meanings, and to keeping the site a fun and family-oriented place to celebrate life and children.

Bankruptcy DictionaryFrom BankruptcyAction.com

Bankruptcy Dictionary-CanadaDictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms

Bible DictionaryThese Dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897.

Bibliomania - Soules SynonymesDictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions

Biographical DictionaryThis dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. The dictionary can be searched by birth years, death years, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords.
Blue Ray - Strange and Unusual DictionariesAll-Consonant Words DictionaryAll-Vowel Words Dictionary
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Cambridge DictionariesCambridge dictionaries range from intermediate to proficiency level. They are clear, completely up-to-date and very easy to use

CMU Pronouncing DictionaryThe Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary is a machine-readable pronunciation dictionary for North American English that contains over 125,000 words and their transcriptions.

Cognitive Science DictionaryThis dictionary of cognitive science terms was initiated by Dr. Michael Dawson, and introduced as a class project . The project was designed to give students the opportunity to learn more about the basic concepts of cognitive science, and also to learn about the delivery of information via the world wide web.

Computer AcronymsThis is a list translating those strange acronyms and symbols you see in cyberspace messages

Computer User High-Tech DictionaryThis is a dictionary of high-tech computer terms.

Cool DictionaryFast, talking, crosslinked online webster dictionary with audible pronunciation and relevant quotes from books. Designed to help you become a better English speaker. Uses Webster, Wiktionary, and Wikipedia.

Crossworder's Dictionary & GazetteerThis six thousand (6000) page digital dictionary/gazetteer supplements all other paper crossword dictionaries and is by far the largest and most complete work of its kind. It is the heavyweight of crossword references, a crossword puzzle dictionary on steroids. The dictionary is over five thousand (5000) pages long and the gazetteer content is over one thousand (1000) pages.

Crossword & Jumble Solver
Custom License Plate Terms Dictionary
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Dan's Poker Dictionary
Dental DictionaryA Dictionary of Dental Terms

DictionaryDictionary (French, German, Italian, Latin, Spanish and more...), Translate,

Dol Dinosaur OmnipediaThis site provides a dictionary of paleontological terms, anatomical dictionary, and a "type" dictionary of terms used in paleontology.

Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
Duhaime's Law DictionaryResearched, written in plain language and provided free of charge by lawyer Lloyd Duhaime.
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Encarta DictionaryPlus quizzes, Columns, Guides, R U A Brainiac, Grad School, eLearning, College

Enchanted LearningA picture-dictionary format (of over 2,000 entries) is used to link to hundreds of carefully-chosen child-friendly sites around the world. Since the pictures are links, even pre-readers can surf with a minimum of help and guidance from their favorite adult.

Epicurious
Epicurious Food DictionarySearch our dictionary of more than 4,000 food terms and you'll never have to eat your words.

Epicurious Wine DictionaryThirsting to know the difference between Riesling and Gew?miner? Or perhaps you'd like to learn more about other grape varietals popular in Alsace? In our Wine Dictionary, you'll find more than 3,500 entries ? from basic tasting terms to top-tier vineyards ? that relate to wine.

Equine DictionaryHelp us to build the largest equine dictionary on the web. We've started adding horse, riding and related topics into the dictionary and already have 971 entries.

"ER" Medical DictionaryFrom TV's popular hospital program "ER"
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Fictionary
Welcome to Witwords, your source for funny words...


Financial Dictionary
The financial dictionary now contains 3033 financial terms!


FOLDOC
Free On-Line Dictionary Of Computing


FormFolk's Legal Dictionary
Sometimes the unusual words used in legal documents and court forms can seem a little overwhelming. That is why Formfolks offers a free legal dictionary with easy to understand definitions to make sense of these strange terms.


Free Online Dictionary
English, medical, legal, financial, and computer dictionaries, thesaurus, acronyms, encyclopedia, a literature reference library, and a search engine all in one!


FreeDict.com
English, English to (Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish).

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Gambling DictionaryA dictionary of casino terms

GIS DictionaryThis on-line dictionary of GIS terms is brought to you by the Association for Geographic Information and the University Of Edinburgh Department of Geography.

Grandiloquent DictionaryThose words lofty in style, pompous or bombastic.
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HyperDictionary
HyperDictionary-Computer
The Computer Dictionary is based on the FOLDOC dictionary by Denis Howe. It consists of almost 14 thousand computer-related terms.

HyperDictionary-Dreams
The Dream Dictionary helps interpret dreams by providing detailed explanations of various dream subjects.

HyperDictionary-English
The English dictionary is based on WordNet 1.7.1 (Copyright ? 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved). It contains around 150 thousand terms with examples, synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

HyperDictionary-Medical
The Medical Dictionary provides explanations of various medical terms and diseases.
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InfoPlease DictionaryDictionary Search gives you access to more than 125,000 entries, from aalii to zymurgy.

Investor DictionaryThe Online Financial Dictionary for Investors
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LangtoLangEnglish, German, French, Italian, Turkish, Spanish...Dictionary.

Law Dictionary-CanadaCanadian law site.

Law.com DictionaryReal life dictionary of the law. Search by legal term, search by legal definitions or just browse the A-Z list

Legal ExplanationsLegal-Explanations.com provides the very best in free legal resources written in plain English.

Lexical FreeNetAllows you to search for rhymes and relationships between words and concepts that might...

LookWAYupLookWAYup combines a multilingual dictionary, thesaurus, translation, and other handy tools. With a double-click you can look-up the meaning of a word, search it on the same site or the whole Web using your favorite search engine, and more! All that without leaving the Web page. There are 4 ways you can use it:
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Medical DictionaryMedical Dictionary is a free online dictionary of medical related terminology

Medical Library AssociationDeciphering "Medspeak" A-Z. Lists common medical terms as well as acronyms that appear on prescriptions.

Medical & Technical Terms
Medicine.net"MedTerms", an online medical dictionary.

Medline PlusMedical dictionary

MedTermsMedTerms? online medical dictionary is the medical reference for MedicineNet.com, containing easy-to-understand explanations of over 15,000 medical terms.


Merriam Webster
Merriam-Webster's 10th ed.Dictionary, Thesaurus
Merriam Webster UnabridgedUnlimited access to America's largest dictionary is just the beginning of this easy-to-use, advertising-free subscription Web site designed especially for word enthusiasts
Merriam Webster Open DictionaryWelcome to Merriam-Webster's Open Dictionary where you can 1) submit and share entries that aren't already in our Online Dictionary, and 2) browse entries submitted by other members of the Merriam-Webster Online community.
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Net LingoNetLingo is an award-winning dictionary of Internet terms. It contains thousands of words and definitions that describe the online world of business, technology, and communication. We're here to educate and entertain you about the lingo used in the online world :^)

NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical HazardsSponsored by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NonsensicionA dictionary of nonexistant words.
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Occupational Titles DictionaryFollowing is the alphabetical index to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) revised fourth edition, as supplied electronically by the US Dept. of Labor, provided, as a public service

OMDOnline Medical Dictionary is a searchable dictionary created by Dr Graham Dark and contains terms relating to biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry, medicine, molecular biology, physics, plant biology, radiobiology, science and technology. It includes: acronyms, jargon, theory, conventions, standards, institutions, projects, eponyms, history, in fact anything to do with medicine or science.

One LookSearch dictionary web sites for words and phrases. 6,096,987 words in 927 dictionaries indexed

Oxford DictionaryThe Oxford Compact English Dictionary

Oxford English DictionaryWelcome to the Oxford English Dictionary's web site. In addition to offering comprehensive information on the OED, this site is also the home of OED Online, "the internet's biggest, most prestige-laden reference book" (The Guardian).
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Picture DictionaryMultilingual picture dictionary with interactive activities for learning English, French, German, Sp...

PseudodictionaryThe place where words you've made up can become part of an actual online dictionary! slang, webspeak, colloquialisms...you name it, if you know a word that should be in the dictionary but isn't, submit it and we'll post it on this site (with credit given to you of course).
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Rhymer DictionaryThis online rhyming dictionary offers a limited sample of one- and two-syllable rhymes and does not display triple rhymes. Want the complete rhyming dictionary software for your desktop? This rhyming dictionary works on Windows or Mac.

RhymeWizardSoftware for windows.

RhymezoneType in a word to find its rhymes, synonyms, definitions, and more:

Rhyming Dictionary & ThesaurusType in a word below to find its rhymes, synonyms, and more:
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Sceptics DictionaryA Collection of Strange Beliefs, Amusing Deceptions, and Dangerous Delusions (and how to think critically about them)

Sexuality.orgDictionary of Sexology. This glossary/dictionary follows the conventions established by the exigency/lovemap theory formulated by John Money as expressed in his writings. See also the online "John Money Bibliography in Sexology."

SlangSite.comA dictionary of slang, webspeak, made up words, and colloquialisms. Click on a letter to browse our listings, or submit your own words to our site.

SpellCheck.netWell, it checks your spelling.

Stars21Collection of world free dictionaries, encyclopedias

Stedman'sOnline Medical Dictionary.

Strange & Unusual Dictionaries
Symbolism DictionaryAugmented and refined by Geoff Brown and Jamie Smith in 1997 and by Eric Jaffe in 2001
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The English-to-American Dictionary

The Newbury House DictionaryThis online dictionary contains over 40,000 entries and is based on the best selling Newbury House Dictionary of American English. Providing simple and clear definitions, this online tool provides a wealth of sample sentences, idioms, and a wide array of cultural facts and figures

The New Dictionary of Cultural LiteracyThe manifestation of one of the most influential modern educational theories, the 6,900 entries in this major new reference work form the touchstone of what it means to be not only just a literate American but an active citizen in our multicultural democracy.

The Online Slang DictionaryThough Webster publishes a slang dictionary, it could potentially take years for a new word or phrase to enter its pages. Now, with the power of the Internet, it can be in a dictionary in a matter of hours. This page depends entirely on your contributions.

Tiscali ReferenceDictionary of ComputersThe Hutchinson Dictionary of Computers, Multimedia and the Internet clearly and concisely explains essential words and phrases, ranging from the historic to today's jargon.
Dictionary of Difficult WordsSearch the Hutchinson Dictionary of Difficult Words' A-Z index.
Dictionary of English UsageAre you unsure of when to use certain words such as whose or who's or affect and effect? The Hutchinson Dictionary of English Usage can explain the difference and guide your choice, so search the 1600 entries to find the precise word to convey your meaning.
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Ultralingua.netUltralingua Dictionaries for Macintosh, Windows, Palm

University of MarylandThis Reference Guide provides definitions for the most common medical terms. Many terms also have links to additional information on the this website.
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WebopediaThe only online dictionary and search engine you need for computer and Internet technology.

Webster.comWebster's 1828 Dictionary
Webster's 1913 Revised Unabridged Dictionary and (alternate site)

WikipediaThe Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is an international non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging the growth, development and distribution of free, multilingual content, and to providing the full content of these wiki-based projects to the public free of charge. Wikimedia relies on public donations to meet its goal of providing free knowledge to every person in the world.

Word CentralWords for kids.

WordIQDictionary, Encyclopedia, WordIQ search, Dreams, the Web, Free Toolbar (2004-05-14)

WordNetA lexical database for the English language.

WordSmythOur Web site is the product of countless hours of collaborative work by a small group of people who have faith in the educative potential of the Internet, a passion for knowledge and education, and the skills to put these ideas into practice. This group that has become The Wordsmyth Collaboratory and is responsible for this Web site, presenting The Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus to the world with much vigor and hope for its future.
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Your DictionaryMultiple Lingual, Glossaries, Grammars Guides, Language Guessers, Rhyming, Speech Synth