Directory of Dictionaries Resources

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This category is aimed at Internet users under the age of 18. All sites submitted should be geared toward children and/or teenagers and should provide free online dictionaries.

Resources in This Category

• Biographical Dictionary

  http://s9.com/
  Read about more than 28,000 notable men and women from history. Search by names, dates, professions, achievements, and more.

• DinoDictionary.com

  http://www.dinodictionary.com/
  Features profiles of over 300 known dinosaurs along with pronunciations of their names.

• Fact Monster

  http://www.factmonster.com/
  An online dictionary with definitions of more than 125,000 words and links to other related student tools.

• Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

  http://foldoc.org/
  A searchable dictionary of terms from computing and related fields.

• Ice Phoenix Vocab Project

  http://iphoenix.sourceforge.net/
  Downloadable program that looks up entire lists of vocabulary words.

• InfoVisual

  http://www.infovisual.info/
  Thematic visual dictionary that focuses on learning through images. Concise definitions within the fields of vegetal biology, animal biology, human anatomy, and transportation.

• Little Explorers

  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html
  Picture dictionary gives definitions, pictures, and Internet links for over 2,350 entries. Includes translations for English to and from Dutch, French, Spanish, and more.

• NetLingo Dictionary

  http://www.netlingo.com/
  Provides a glossary of Internet jargon and acronyms.

• OneLook Dictionary Search

  http://www.onelook.com/
  Type in a word and search many dictionaries at once. Also has a reverse dictionary and translations.

• Pidic.com

  http://www.pidic.com/
  An online picture dictionary with thousands of images

• PSEUDOdictionary

  http://www.pseudodictionary.com/
  Defines everyday words including slang, webspeak, and colloquialisms.

• RhymeZone

  http://www.rhymezone.com/
  Online rhyming dictionary. Search for a word and get a list of potential words that rhyme in addition to a definition.

• Tech Terms Computer Dictionary

  http://www.techterms.com/
  A searchable dictionary of computer terms with definitions explained in simple language.

• Terminology Collection: Online Dictionaries

  http://lipas.uwasa.fi/comm/termino/collect/
  Glossaries for several languages and for specialized fields from the University of Vaasa, Finland.

• The Internet Picture Dictionary

  http://www.pdictionary.com/
  Free, online multilingual picture dictionary with interactive activities for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and ESL learners.

• The Skeptic's Dictionary

  http://www.skepdic.com/
  Definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, and supernatural ideas and practices from the point of view of someone who is a sceptic, that is, does not believe in these things.

• WebDictionary.co.uk

  http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/
  Online dictionary and reference website.

• Webopedia

  http://www.webopedia.com/
  Definitions of many computer-related terms, from hardware to the Internet.

• WordCentral.com

  http://www.wordcentral.com/
  Merriam-Webster's site for kids has a student dictionary, Daily Buzzword, and interactive word games. Includes homework help and lesson plans for teachers.

• wordIQ

  http://www.wordiq.com/
  Search on several different dictionaries, an encyclopedia, and the web.

• Wordsmyth

  http://www.wordsmyth.net/
  A dictionary and thesaurus in one. Also gives parts of speech and examples for more than 50,000 words.

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