Art Lex
Reference material in art, art history, criticism, aesthetics, and art education. Definitions of thousands of terms, illustrations, quotations, and links to other resources. |
Etymology Online
This etymology dictionary gives the history of words. According to the site, "Etymologies are not definitions; they're explanations of what our words meant and how they sounded 600 or 2,000 years ago." |
English 2 American
This dictionary lists English words and their American counterpart. |
World Wide Words
More than 1600 pages on the origins, history, evolution and idiosyncrasies of the English language worldwide. New words and words in the news are regularly featured. |
Ref Desk List
A huge list of dictionary and word related references. |
Slang
The slang dictionary. |
Cambridge Dictionary
Cambridge dictionaries range from intermediate to proficiency level. You can search words or idioms at this site. |
M-W.com/dictionary
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus. |
Dictionary.com
Dictionay, Thesaurus, Translator, Writing Guide, and much more. |
Wordsmyth.net
Use their dictionary for free then join Wordsmyth for free and receive a monthly newsletter, a word-of-the-day, and more. |
All Words
This dictionary is unique in that it not only gives you the definition, but it also translates it into several different languages. |
Word Central
Fun dictionary site for kids. Contribute your own word to the word bank. Explore the site for hidden words. |
