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| Dictionaries, Thesauri & Acronyms | Online Translators | Quotations & Poetry |
| Dictionaries, Thesauri, Acronyms |
| A Web of On-line Dictionaries
at YourDictionary.com One-stop shopping for all things dictionary! This website indexes on-line dictionaries, thesauri, including over 800 dictionaries in 160 languages. "Preference in selection has been given to free online dictionaries of high quality." Specialized dictionaries on over 50 topics such as advertising, agriculture, architecture, biology, education, geology, law and medicine have recently been added. |
| OneLook
Dictionary "5,998,569 words in 964 dictionaries." |
| OneLook
Reverse Dictionary "OneLook's reverse dictionary lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. Your description can be a few words, a sentence, a question, or even just a single word." |
| Allwords.com "English dictionary with multilingual search." |
| Acronym Finder "Look up 128,000+ acronyms/abbreviations & their meanings. A searchable database containing common acronyms and abbreviations about all subjects, with a focus on computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military." |
| American Heritage Dictionary of
the English Language "Over 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." |
| Bio-Tech's
Life Science Dictionary "Currently, most of our 6700+ terms deal with biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cell biology and genetics. We also have some terms relating to ecology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine." |
| Classical
Dictionary From the Beazley Archive at Oxford, this dictionary explains terms from classical mythology and art. Heavy use of illustrations. |
| Dictionary
of Phrase and Fable complete text of the classic work. |
| Dictionary.com |
| Easton's BIBLE Dictionary |
| Online Etymology Dictionary |
| Etymology of First Names |
| Findlaw Legal Dictionary |
| Foreign Language for Travelers |
| FACS Journalists Guide to Economic Terms |
| Horticultural Dictionary |
| HyperDictionary |
| Internet Country Codes |
| Internet
Glossary At University of California - Berkeley |
| Lectric Law
Lexicon Legal dictionary and reference room. |
| Merriam-Webster's WWW
Dictionary Includes CollegiateŽ Dictionary, Thesaurus plus Merriam-Webster's Unabridged. |
| New Words in English |
| Online Medical Dictionary |
| Roget's II: The New
Thesaurus (3rd Edition) "Containing 35,000 synonyms and over 250,000 cross-references in an easy-to-use format, this thesaurus features succinct word definitions and an innovative hyperlinked category index." |
| Roget's International Thesaurus
of English Words and Phrases "Peter Roget’s classic structure coupled with Mawson’s modernization becomes even more user-friendly on Bartleby.com with 85,000 hyperlinked cross-references—thus fulfilling their goal of “each word being related to its neighbors and each part to the whole.” Additionally, over 2,900 proverbs and quotations from classic and modern authors illustrate the 1,000-plus entries." |
| Semantic Rhyming
Dictionary Insert a word, your choice of perfect rhyme, last sound only, homophones, or synonyms. |
| Standard Industrial Classification Scheme |
| Symbols.Com |
| TechWeb Technology Encyclopedia |
| Whatis?com A dictionary of information technology, Internet, and computer terms |
|
The Word
Detective |
| Words of Art - a Glossary of Critical Terms |
| Word
Origins "The words and phrases are selected because their origins are inherently interesting or some bit of folklore, sometimes true and sometimes false, is associated with the origin." |
| World Wide
Words This extensive site provides information on the origins of numerous words and phrases. |
| The
Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus If you're not sure about spelling, use the Approximate Search and the computer will look for near matches ("suphose" retrieved "suffice, suffuse & suppose"); if you want to see all words that INCLUDE your word, do a Floating Search ("hand" retrieved glad hand, hand-to-hand, deck hand & hand grenade). This is also a dictionary of synonyms. |
| Yahoo Index to Dictionaries |
| Translators ** [Return to TABLE OF CONTENTS ] ** |
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Altavista Babel
Fish |
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From Language to
Language |
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World
Lingo Online Translator |
| Quotations & Poetry Resources ** [Return to TABLE OF CONTENTS ] ** |
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Quotations |
| Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
from Project Bartleby "This tenth edition of 1919 contains over 11,000 searchable quotations and was the first new edition of John Bartlett’s corpus to be published after his death in 1905..." |
| Bible: King James
Version Humanities Department at University of Michigan. |
| Bible:
Revised Standard Version Old & New Testament with the Apocrypha - Electronic Text Center at University of Virginia |
| Quoteworld.org Over 15,000 quotations, browse by topic and by author. |
| Creative
Quotations "Quotations for Creative Thinking provides famous quotes and biographical sources for 3,000+ famous people. It's a great research tool for students and teachers." |
| The
Columbia World of Quotations, 1996 "The 65,000 essential quotations that constitute this authoritative collection represent the research of 154 experts. Entries from more than 5,000 authors and speakers are multiply classified into 6,500 subjects." |
| Famous Quotations
Network A fast growing network of searchable famous quotations websites, quotes are sorted by categories and subjects, including authors biographies, and quotes citings, a must for any student, researcher, or quotes fan. |
| Library
Quotes Topics include books, reading and literature. |
| Motivational &
Inspirations Quotes Includes the ability to search the collection of over 13,000 quotes. |
| The Quotations Home
Page "The collections presented here contain thousands of quotations, old and new, familiar and obscure, humorous and pompous, ironic and maybe even a little profound. This site is intended as a place for enjoyment, enlightenment, exploration and general reference." Collections include Great Starts (Famous First Lines), The Bard (Shakespeare), Advice, Proverbs and Great Leaders. |
| The Quotations Page The Web's first Quotations Page, now with over 15,000 searchable quotes. Quotes of the Day and Motivational Quotes also available by email. |
| Quotations &
Sayings Database A large, organized and comprehensive collection with a forum to answer your questions. Contains the only multi-site search on the Internet for quotations. |
| Quoteland.com Huge collection organized by hundreds of topics. Sections on Literary and Humorous Quotations plus search with all or part of a quote for the author. |
| Quotes
to Inspire & Motivate "Here are over 13,000 fabulous quotations (indexed by subject) to inspire you to live a happier & more rewarding life." |
| Movie
Quotes At Cinemaspot.com |
| Simpson's Contemporary
Quotations "With over 10,000 quotations from 4,000 sources organized into 25 categories and 60 sections, this comprehensive reference contains words of wit and wisdom from such modern notables as Ezra Pound, Henry Kissinger, George Orwell, Dorothy Parker, and Desmond Tutu." |
| Twain
Quotes "Directory of Mark Twain's maxims, quotations, and various opinions." |
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