Index of the top Dictionary Websites on the Web.

Acronym and Abbreviation List - The WorldWideWeb Acronym and Abbreviation Server

AGI GIS Dictionary - Free Edition - This on-line dictionary of GIS terms is brought to you by the Association for Geographic Information and the University Of Edinburgh Department of Geography. The dictionary includes definitions for 980 terms compiled from a variety of sources which either relate directly to GIS or which GIS users may come across in the course of their work. The dictionary is also supplemented by 52 diagrams. We hope you find it a useful resource.

AllWords.com - allwords.com - english dictionary with multi-lingual search. Search in German, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish and English. Pronunciation files get rid of those silly symbols than nobody understands. It's free, so try the allwords.com dictionary today!

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 2000 - The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. 2000

Animated ASL Dictionary - Welcome to the Animated American Sign Language Dictionary. This site is designed to help you and me learn more about ASL and the Deaf community.

Artfl Webster Search - 1913 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Simple Headword Search Script: 109,562 entries

ArtLex - Art Dictionary - Great reference material in art, art history, art criticism, aesthetics, and art education. Definitions of thousands of terms, illustrations, quotations, and links to other resources.

Ballet Dictionary - Welcome to American Ballet Theatre's Online Ballet Dictionary, a unique interactive resource designed to bring dance to the Web and make it accessible to everyone. Dover Publications has graciously allowed the use of 170 terms from the Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet, which are then demonstrated by ABT Company dancers.

Beilstein Dictionary - For users of the Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry.

Bibliomania: Free Online Literature and Study Guides - 800+ texts of classic literature, drama, and poetry together with detailed literature study guides. Large reference book and non-fiction section

Biographical Dictionary - The Biographical Dictionary contains information on 19,000 notable people from ancient times to the present day. The Dictionary is searchable by names, keywords, and dates.

BioTech's Life Science Dictionary - BioTech's Science Dictionary contains over 8300 terms associated with genetics, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, chemistry, ecology, limnology, pharmacology, toxicology and medicine.

Cambridge Dictionaries Online - Cambridge University Press 2001

Cancer.gov - Dictionary - Cancer.gov Cancer Dictionary

Chinese Character Dictionary - A Chinese character dictionary with look-up by English, pinyin, Cantonese pronounciation, and radical/stroke.

Chinese Characters Dictionary Web - Simultaneously search major online Chinese dictionaries.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary - The Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary is a machine-readable pronunciation dictionary for North American English that contains over 125,000 words and their transcriptions. This format is particularly useful for speech recognition and synthesis, as it has mappings from words to their pronunciations in the given phoneme set. The current phoneme set contains 39 phonemes, for which the vowels may carry lexical stress.

Cognitive Science Dictionary - The University of Alberta's Cognitive Science Dictionary

ComputerUser.com High-Tech Dictionary - The ComputerUser.com online dictionary includes the newest computer and technology glossary of high tech terms, including abbreviations and acronyms, chat, emoticons and smileys, html terms and domains.

Creative Music Online Dictionary of Musical Terms - Online sheet music store with superb selection of in-stock inventory. Easy-to-navigate site, secure transactions, and great customer service. Interactive features for music students, too!

Devil's Dictionary - The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce Text by Ambrose Bierce, 1911; copyright expired. Etext version by Aloysius West, 1993 Apr 15.

Diabetes Dictionary - This Diabetes Dictionary is derived from the original Diabetes Dictionary of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK). New material, updated definitions, internal hyperlinks, and links to related material have been added to make your search for information easier.

Diabetes Dictionary - This dictionary of diabetes terms defines words that are often used when talking or writing about diabetes. It is designed for people who have diabetes and their families and friends. It provides basic information about the disease, its long-term effects, and its care.

Dictionary of (Ecological) Epidemiology - University of Cambridge

Dictionary of American Regional English - The Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) is a reference tool unlike any other. Its aim is not to prescribe how Americans should speak, or even to describe the language we use generally, the "standard" language.

Dictionary of Botanical Epithets - The epithets are largely taken from alpine plants and found in the seed lists of the North American Rock Garden Society's seed list, alpine plant nursery catalogs and alpine references.

Dictionary of Cell Biology - An online Dictionary for cell and molecular biology

Dictionary of English slang and colloquialisms of the UK - A monster-sized dictionary of English slang and British colloquialisms (informal speech) currently used in the UK, including over 3000 expressions.

Dictionary of HTML META Tags - An etymological dictionary of HTML META, REL and REV tags, and HTTP headers, as used to improve search engine indexing, select character sets, etc.

Dictionary of Measures, Units and Conversions - This 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 S I.

Dictionary of Mythology -

Dictionary of Sociology - Athabasca University - Athabasca University Technological Resources

Dictionary, Rhyming, Crossword Puzzle Solver, Scrabble, Thesaurus, & Quotations - Many dictionaries on one page. Also, many sources of rhyming, crossword puzzle solvers, scrabble word generators, thesaurus, computing dictionaries, anagrams, and even pig latin.

Dictionary.com - Free online English dictionary, thesaurus and reference guide, crossword puzzles and other word games, online translator and Word of the Day.

Divorce Source: Divorce Dictionary - a comprehensive dictionary and glossary for divorce related words like, alimont, visitation, support, spousal support, custody, child custody, separation, dissoluion, and marriage.

DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms - All approved joint definitions are contained in Joint Publication 1-02, "DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms." From this page you can either browse the dictionary or search for the definition and usage of individual terms. The DOD Dictionary and the Joint Acronyms and Abbreviations master data base are managed by the Joint Doctrine Division, J-7, Joint Staff.

DOT Dictionary of Occupational Titles - Following 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, by ITA, makers of immigration software.

Duhaime's Law Dictionary - Researched, written in plain language and provided free of charge by lawyer Lloyd Duhaime.

Easton's Bible Dictionary - Easton's Bible Dictionary is linked to Torrey's New Topical Textbook, Nave's Topical Bible, Smith's Bible Dictionary, and Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary. When references can be found in other crosswalk.com online Bible study tools, a hyperlinked symbol is placed next to the reference, allowing you to jump to that resource and expand your study capabilities.

Encarta - MSN - World English Dictionary - Improve your spelling and vocabulary with Encarta's World English Dictionary. This free, online dictionary provides definitions, audio pronunciations, and a glossary of computer terms.

English to Italian to English Dictionary -

English-Chinese Dictionary -

English-Estonian Dictionary - This is the English-Estonian dictionary with more than English 17000 words with translations in Estonian and now accessible on your WAP phone.

Epicurious Food Dictionary - Know saté from sauté, semifreddo from spoom? Search our dictionary of more than 4,000 food terms and you'll never have to eat your words.

FindLaw - findlaw - thousands of legal sites, cases, codes, forms, law reviews, law schools, bar associations, law firms, experts, cle courses, and much more.

FinnPlace Dictionary page - English-Finnish-English English-English Thesaurus

FOLDOC - Computing - The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing is a searchable dictionary of terms from computing and related fields.

Freedict.com - Online English to Spanish to English Dictionary

German <- English Dictionary - TUChemnitz - Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch

German - English On-line Dictionary - Travlang's Translating Dictionaries provide a large number of dictionaries which translate between many different languages!

Grandiloquent - This is the result of an ongoing project to collect and distribute the most obscure and rare words in the English language. It also contains a few words which do not have equivalent words in English. At present, the dictionary contains approximately 1900 words, though it is constantly growing.

HandSpeak: A Sign Language Dictionary Online - HandSpeak is a graphic dictionary of Sign Languages on the Internet. SL, a native and legitimate sign language, is used by Deaf people It is as natural as any spoken languages. Sign Language Dictionary is provided free for anyone to learn to communicate with Deaf people.

Handspeak: a Sign Language Dictionary Online - HandSpeak is a graphic dictionary of Sign Languages on the Internet. SL, a native and legitimate sign language, is used by Deaf people It is as natural as any spoken languages. Sign Language Dictionary is provided free for anyone to learn to communicate with Deaf people.

Harcourt: AP Dictionary of Science and Technology - Harcourt and Academic Press are proud to bring the largest scientific dictionary ever compiled in the English language to the Web. Search from over 130,000 terms defined in 130 fields of science below.

Hebrew Dictionary - My Hebrew Dictionary - English to Hebrew On-Line Dictionary

Hindi Electronic Dictionary -

HyperDictionary - The Exploding Dictionary has its origins as a get rich quick scheme. There, I said it. Hopefully all the librarians and researchers out there who have linked to me will be able to forgive my base motives. It all started with an offer from a company called ClickFinders to buy banner ad space on my site.

Imagine the Universe! Dictionary - This site is intended for students age 14 and up, and for anyone interested in learning about our universe.

InfoPlease.com Dictionary Search Page - The Learning Network Inc.

InteliHealth: Merriam-Webster Medical - InteliHealth - Featuring Harvard Medical School's consumer health information. From abscess to Z-plasty, it's all here. Aren't sure what that word on the prescription form means? Want to see what the doctor's five-dollar word really means? SpecialHomeContent

International Law Dictionary & Directory - The International Law Dictionary & Directory is a listing of: Definitions of words and phrases used in private and public international law with linked cross-references to related words and phrases.

Internet and Unix Dictionary -

Internet Dictionary Project - The Internet Dictionary Project's goal is to create royalty-free translating dictionaries through the help of the Internet's citizens. This site allows individuals from all over the world to visit and assist in the translation of English words into other languages.

Internet Picture Dictionary - Free, online multilingual picture dictionary with interactive activities for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian and ESL learners.

Japanese<-English Dictionary - This server provides simple access to the English/Japanese Japanese/English dictionary edict (and several other related dictionaries). Searches can be either based upon English, romaji, or raw Japanese. Searches result in the listing of pairs of related Japanese and English. There is also a kanji database server as well, which gives access to kanjidic.

Jargon File Resources - This page indexes all the WWW resources associated with the Jargon File and its print version, The New Hacker's Dictionary. It's as official as anything associated with the Jargon File gets.

Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay - The Kamilaroi/ Gamilaraay language belongs to the Kamilaroi people and to Kamilaroi country, northern New South Wales, Australia

Latin Dictionary and Grammar Aid -

Latin-English Dictionary - This Latin dictionary made its first appearance back in 1995 when Greek Dictionaries from the Liddel & Scott series were already online but a reasonably good Latin dictionary was still wanting for the internet community.

Law.com Law Dictionary - Law.com's online Real Life Dictionary of the Law. The easiest-to-read, most user-friendly guide to legal terms. Use it free!

LEO English/German Dictionary - An Online Service by Informatik der Technischen Universität München

LEXITRON Thai <= English Dictionary -

Little Explorers by Enchanted Learning Software - Little Explorers-A multi-lingual picture dictionary with links to educational activities and games. Even preschoolers can surf carefully chosen kids' sites on the web. The format is an easy to use, illustrated word book. The pictures and words are links to educational activities, games, and nursery rhymes. This on-line illustrated, linking dictionary for children was designed by Enchanted Learning Software. ELS creates children's educational software games designed to stimulate creativity, learning, enjoyment, and imagination. Our new game for children aged 2-6 is Busy Little Brains.

Macquarie -

Medical Dictionary - Medical Dictionary of Medical Related Terminology

MedTerms.com - Alpha Index - Medical Dictionary

MedTerms.com - Medical Dictionary - Health and medical information written and reviewed by our board-certified physicians

Merriam-Webster OnLine - The complete Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus online -- free and searchable with definitions and audio pronunications. You can also read the Word of the Day, play Word Games, and purchase books and CDs.

NDWP Water Words Dictionary - Nevada Division of Water Planning Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. A Compilation of Technical Water, Water Quality, Environmental, and Water-Related Terms

NetLingo Dictionary of Internet Words - Dictionary of Internet jargon: a glossary with definitions of online terminology and words. NetLingo has thousands of Web definitions and online jargon terms! Look up whatever you need to know about cyberspace.

New English-German Dictionary - there are more than 190.000 revised translations in this dictionary.

Newbury House Online Dictionary - This 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.

Nolo's Legal Dictionary - Nolo's Shark Talk dictionary, your life-raft in the sea of legal jargon. Do you need to know the meaning of sprinkling trust, toxic tort or some equally puzzling legal term? Look it up here. Our dictionary contains plain-English definitions for over a thousand legal terms, from the common to the bizarre.

Nonverbal Dictionary of Gestures, Signs & Body Language Cues - Items in this Dictionary have been researched by anthropologists, archaeologists, biologists, linguists, psychiatrists, psychologists, semioticians, and others who have studied human communication from a scientific point of view

OneLook® Dictionaries - Search for a word or term in an online Internet dictionary or glossary. Free search access to a frequently updated database of words, terms, names, acronyms vs Internet links to online dictionaries and glossaries.

Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science - ODLIS: Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science is created by Joan M. Reitz, Assistant Professor/Instruction Librarian at the Ruth A. Haas Library, Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) in Danbury, CT

Online Dictionary of Mental Health - The Online Dictionary of Mental Health is a global information resource and research tool covering all of the disciplines contributing to our understanding of mental health .

Online English to Latin to English Dictionary - Online English to Latin to English Dictionary

OSU Plant Dictionary - Plant Dictionary is an indexed system of teaching resources for the discipline of Horticulture and Crop Science. It was developed to complement the other electronic resources developed at Ohio State University, collectively called HORTICULTURE and CROP SCIENCE in Virtual Perspective.

Oxford English Dictionary - The Oxford English Dictionary, produced by the Oxford University Press is described on this web site.

Pharma-Lexicon.com - Pharmaceutical & medical abbreviations dictionary, worldwide pharmaceutical companies database, journals, hospitals, associations and more

Philosophical Dictionary - A concise guide to technical terms and personal names often encountered in the study of philosophy, with links to sources of additional information.

Pimbley's Dictionary of Heraldry - Heraldic Research on the Internet. Related topics: Heraldic research, charges, dictionary of heraldry, coats of arms, surnames, genealogy, clip art.

Political Dictionary - The purpose of a political dictionary is to acquaint the reader with the terms used by policy-makers, journalists, commentators, and analysts, in discussing national and international politics.

PseudoDictionary - The dictionary for words that wouldn't make it into dictionaries :: v2.0

QuotationReference.com - Searchable and browsable database of quotations with author and subject indexes. Quotes from famous political leaders, authors, and literature. Literary, inspirational, and humorous quotations.

Rap Dictionary - The Rap Dictionary is the oldest and ultimate resource for looking up hip-hop slang. Apart from the alphabetically ordered lingo it also contains a list of hip-hop artists and their real names.

RhymeZone rhyming - A language arts reference tool and comprehensive search engine for words. Includes the functions of a rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, and spelling checker, as well as an integrated full-text search engine for all of Shakespeare's works and thousands of quotations and poems.

Rhyming Dictionary for Poetry and Songwriting - Find rhymes online with the WriteExpress Rhyming Dictionary for poetry, and songwriting!

Search Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Comm. Terms - O'Reilly is a leader in technical and computer book documentation, and software, for Perl.

Soccer Dictionary - Find out what all those soccer/football terms mean! For soccer coaches, soccer players, soccer coaching, soccer training, soccer drills, soccer skills, soccer skill, soccer drill, soccer strategy, soccer tactics

SpanishDICT.com - Translate Spanish and English words with audio pronunciations

The DICT Development Group - The DICT Protocol, described in RFC 2229 is a TCP transaction based query/response protocol that allows a client to access dictionary definitions from a set of natural language dictionary databases.

The Jargon Dictionary [info.astrian.net] - HTML-ized version of the [in]famous hacker slang dictionary, the Jargon File. It includes a full-text search feature, and it presents the terms both grouped by letter (for serendipity) and in separate files (for speed and linking). The file also explores the traditional meaning of

Travlang's Translating Dictionaries - travlang's Translating Dictionaries provide a large number of dictionaries which translate between many different languages!

Türkçe Sözlük / Turkish Dictionary - The dictionary has about 55 000 headwords and about 90,000 word senses. There are also about 30,000 usage examples.

UC Berkeley - Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms In Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing

UNC - Units of Measurement - A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

Visionary - A Dictionary of terminology in vision research - Dictionary for terminology used in the study of human and animal vision. It includes terms from the areas of biological and machine vision, visual psychophysics, visual neuroscience and other related fields.

Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary -

Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems - This dictionary is a combination (with permission) of theASC Glossary, Krippendorff's Dictionary andHornung's Glossary.

Webopedia: Online Dictionary for Computer and Internet Terms - An online computer dictionary and internet search engine for internet terms and techincal support.

What Is.com - whatis.com - Definitions on thousands of the most current IT / computer related words.

WordCentral.Com - Merriam-Webster's Word Central offers kids a student dictionary, Daily Buzzword, and interactive word games. Includes homework help and lesson plans for parents, teachers.

WordReference.com Online German, Spanish, French and Italian - Dictionary and free browser plug-in based on the Collins Dictionaries. Translate any word in any Webpage with a few clicks.

Wordsmyth - The Wordsmyth Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus (WEDT) is the premier online American English dictionary with an integrated thesaurus. WEDT contains 50,000 headwords, and very precisely defined and hyperlinked synonyms.

Yahoo! Reference - American Heritage® Dictionary - The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language - Fourth Edition Over 200,000 entries feature 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendixes.

Your Dictionary.com - The world's most comprehensive and authoritative language community portal with every resource needed for language study and improvement in more than 250 languages.

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