Dictionaries and Other References


Dictionaries
Encyclopedias (Free
Words and Language 
   Thesauruses (Thesauri)
   Antonyms and Synonyms
   Acronyms 
   Spelling
   Pronunciation and Rhyming 
   Quotes 
   Translation 

Specialty Dictionaries 
   Art and Graphics 
   Mythology 
   Environment 
   Computer and Internet  
Style Guides 

The Bookshelf
Dictionary  
Multiple Dictionary
Computer/Internet
Measurements
Encyclopedia
Facts 
Thesaurus
Reverse Dictionary
Style
Style
Grammar
Merriam-Webster 
OneLook 
Webopedia.com 
Measurement 

infoplease.com 
Merriam-Webster  
Casey's  
Chicago MS FAQ 
Elements of Style  
TBD 
Measurement
Symbols
Sound alike, dif. spell.
Spelling
Almanacs, etc.
Atlas
Biography 
Yellow Pages
White Pages
Dictionary of Units 
Symbols.com  
Homophone Dictionary  
Spell Web  
Information Please 
3D Atlas 
Biographical 
TBD 
TBD 

Dictionaries

Single Dictionaries 
American Heritage - Bartleby full-text; over 90,000 entries 
Cambridge Dictionaries
- Plus phrasal verbs and idioms 
Century Dictionary - Claims to be the largest on the Web (over 500,000 definitions) 
Dictionary.com  
infoplease.com 
Macquarie Dictionary - Australian English

Merriam-Webster
- Thesaurus, Word of the Day, Word Games, and more
Newbury House Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary - By subscription 
VoyCabulary - Enter an URL or paragraph and then click on the words for definitions 
WordNet - Find words that mean the same, are more general, or are more specific
Wordsmyth 
World English Dictionary - Encarta; audio pronunciations 

Reverse
Bugzilla Thesaurus and Reverse 
OneLook Reverse  
Wordtree  

Multiple Dictionaries
DICT Development Group 
OneLook Dictionaries - Search over 745+ dictionaries simultaneously 
TransHub Reference Desk 

Dictionary Directories 
Alldictionaries.com 
HyperDictionary   
Yahoo's dictionary links
YourDictionary - 1800 dictionaries, 230 languages: yowzer



Encyclopedias
(Free)

Britannica.com - Partial; subscribe for full articles 
Canadian Encyclopedia 
Columbia - Full (51K entries, 80K hyperlinks); infoplease.com (57K entries)  
Encarta Online - Abridged 
Encyclopedia.com - Electric Library (50K+ entries) 
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Encyberpedia
Encyclopedia of Terminology 
Free Internet Encyclopedia 
Grolier 
How Stuff Works 
HyperHistory - Searchable timelines 
Infoplease 
Internet Encyclopedia  
Medical Encyclopedia - Drkoop 
World Book  

Directories of Encyclopedias
Internet Oracle
  
Reference Desk 
TransHub
 
xrefer - UK; searches multiple encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc. 
xrefer - List of references 

Words, Language, and Publishing

Anagram Dictionary 
American Sign Language
 
Book Binding and Conservation 
Cliché Finder 
Comic Dictionary 
Etymology - fun!
Grammar Glossary  
History and Quirks of English -
WorldWideWords
Humorous Oxymorons 
License Plate Terms, Dictionary of Custom 
Linguistic Glossary
  
Literary Dictionary 
Literary Glossary 
Luddite's Dictionary 
The Not So Correct Dictionary 
Origins of Words (Lat/Grk) -
Focus on Words
Phrase Finder - Phrases related to a word 
Phrase and Fable - Brewer's 
Printing Terms 
Publishing and Graphic Arts Glossary 
Rhetorical Terms  
Scots Dialect Glossary 
Scottish Clans Glossary 
Simile Dictionary, Modern
Slang: American 
Slang: Aussie 
Slang: Aussie - Larry's
Slang: British 
Slang: Cockney/English Rhyming Dictionary 
Slang: College 
Slang: Detective 
Slang: Dorktionary - Terms used by dorks
Slang: Dublin
Slang: Irish 
Slang: London 
Slang: Mobspeak
 
Slang: NZ - Kiwi Dictionary
Slang: Truck Driver's 
Shakespearean Glossary 
skb dictionary -
obscure, pedantic, archaic words
Symbols.com
-
Over 2,500 western symbols 
Typesetting and Publishing Glossary
Typogrophy Glossary 
World Wide Words 

British, Irish, and Scottish English
American vs. British English 
Ye Olde English Sayings 

Thesauruses

Dictionary.com 
Thesaurus.com, Category Browse
__Category Browse 2    
Merriam-Webster  
Sanat Thesaurus
- Nice table
Visual Thesaurus
- Plumb Design 
Wordsmyth Dictionary-Thesaurus 

Antonyms and Synonyms

Antonyms - Your Dictionary  
Antonyms - Thesaurus.com
 
Antonym-  Homonym-Meronym-
__Holonym-Hypernym-Hyponym- 
__Synonym Dictionary of English - Vancouver 

Homophone Dictionary - Pronounced alike, 
__ but different spelling
Hypernym-Hyponym-Meronym-SynonymDictionary - Nortre Dame 
Synonym Dictionary of English - Vancouver
Synonym - Your Dictionary  
WordNet On-line English words in antonym, hypernym, hyponym, meronym, synonym sets - Princeton 
Wordsmyth  

Acronyms 

Acronyms and Abbreviations (17818 in 2000) 
Acronym Finder (174,000 acronyms)
 
Dict. of Quaternary Acronyms and Abbreviations - Can. Assoc. of Palynologists 
JAS - Journal Abbreviations/Acronyms
Latin - Abbrev. and expressions 
MEL - Links list (Mich. Lib.)

NUMA Dictionary of Banking and Monetary Acronyms 
U.S. Government 

 

Spelling

Spell Web - Compare two spelling versions for Web frequency
YourDictionary - Spelling
 

 

Rhyming and Pronunciation

Pronouncing Dictionary - CMU
Rhyme Zone - Rhymes; syn. 
Vocabulary of Alliteration 
WriteExpress On-line Rhyming Dictionary 

Quotes 

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations 
Lycos Zone, Mother Goose, American History 
Philosophy Quotations- East and West 
The Quotations Page
 
More coming

Translation 

Dictionary.com Translator - Words, phrases, or Web pages 
iLoveLanguages  
Language Dictionaries and Translators - Many, many features 
Language Hub - "Any Language, Anywhere"
Linguist, The 
Pedro's (wealth of) Dictionaries 
Your Dictionary - 1800 dictionaries, 230 languages

 

 

The Human Languages Page 
Chinese character dictionary 
English/French/German/Technical... 
Foreign Language Tests and Exer. -
Schumann
LOGOS Dictionary of All Languages 
Darmak - A language on an episode of Star Trek

English-Gaelic Word List
The School English to Gaelic Dictionary (4 in 1)

Math and Stats 
FedStats - Links Page, Ref Shelf 
Robert Niles Links 
Statistics Every Writer Should Know  
Units, Dictionary of 
U.S. Census Bureau 
Weights and Measures - CIA 
 
Calculators for Canadians 
Atlases
3D Atlas 
Atlapedia 
infoplease.com 
InfoNation 
Population Reference Bureau 


Specialty Dictionaries 

Aerospace Terms 
Allergies Glossary 
Astronomy 
Astronomy, Astrophysics 
Astronomy, Planetary Nomenclature - USGS 
Astronomy, Space Flight Terms - NASA 
Aviation Terms; Glossary 
Bicycling; Terms and Slang 
Biographical Dictionary - 28,000 people 
Botany, Roots of Botanical Names
__ Mushrooms; Gardening; Biogeography;
__ Horticulture; Plant Pathology
__ Herbal Encyclopedia
__
Encyclopedia of Natural Health;  
__ Plant Encyclopedia; Encyclopedia of Plants;
__ A Modern Herbal Dictionary; Plant Dictionary
Building Glossary 
Cell and Molecular Biology 
Celts: Encyclopedia of  

Climbing Dictionary 
Conspiracies, Encyclopedia of
Critical Thinking 
Dinosaur Dictionary 
Distance Education Glossary
Diversity Dictionary 
Drugs (street) 
Earthquake Terms 
Electricity Glossary 
Electronics Dictionary 
Energy Terms 
Film and Video Terms 
Film Editing Terms 
Film Terms 
Financial - Barkley's 
Financial 
Fish Glossary; Fly Fishing 
Flags of War Glossary 
Folklore, World - Larousse
Food: Culinary Terms 
Food: Epicurious Eating Dictionary 
Food: Italian Glossary 
Food Lover's Glossary 
Food: Vegetarian Terms 
Football Glossary 
Genealogy Terms 
Genealogy Dictionary 
Geography: Cartographic Terms  
Geography Glossary 
Geograyphy: 3D Glossary 
Golf Glossary - Greenside 
Golfer's Dictionary 
Geology Dictionary 
Heraldic Dictionary, English 
Heraldry, Dictionary of 
Herbs - Sun Angel 
Herbs - Herbal Encyclopedia
Historical Glossary 
Hockey Glossary 
Humanities Glossary 
Hydrology Glossary (water) 
Jane's Search Page (Warships, etc.)
Learning, Performance, and Training Glossary 
Legal - Duhaime's 
Legal - Oran's 
Legal - Black's 
Life Science Dictionary
Management and Technology, Dictionary of
Management 
Maritime Terms 
Measurement Glossary 
Medical - Anatomy 
Medical Dictionary - From the CancerWeb 
MedicineNet Glossary
-
Basic medical terms 
Medieval Glossary 
Microbiology Glossary 
Military - Jane's Defense 
Music: Blues, Encyclopedia of 
Music Encyclopedia
Names, First - Meanings 
Philosophical Dictionary - Kemerling's
Philosophy of Mind Dictionary - W.U.
Occupational Titles, Dictionary of
Opera
  
Panic Encyclopedia 
Pharmacology Terms 
Pcyschiatry and Neurology Glossary 
Poker Terms 
Religion and Science Glossary 
SAT Dictionary - From Wordsmyth
Science Fiction Terms 
Science and Technology -
Larousse
Skeptics Dictionary 
Telecommunications Glossary 
Tolkien Encyclopedia 
Weather; Hurricanes, Tropical Cyclones;
__ Storm Encyclopedia 
Wine Taster's Glossary; 2; 3;
World Cultures Glossary 
Zoological Terms 

 

Art and Graphics

Art: Animation Art Glossary 
Art: Painting Styles Glossary 
Art: Theory and Criticism for the Visual Arts 
ArtLex - Art Terms 
Comic Art Encyclopedia 
Graphic Design and Web Page Design 

Mythology

Bulfinch's Mythology 
Encyclopedia Mythica  

Gods, Monsters, and Mythos  
Classical Technology -
Global Gl.; Greco-Roman
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology 

Environment 

Carbon Dioxide and Climate 
Clean Air Act Terms 
Climate Change Terms  
Environment Glossary - EPA 
Environmental Contaminants Encyclopedia 
Environmental Health Terms 
Forest Protection Terms 
Forestry Terms 
Global Change Glossary 
Mining Glossary 
Oil Industry Glossary 
Ozone Depletion Glossary 
Pollution Control Glossary 
Recycling Terms 
Toxic Substances and Disease Glossary 
Water-Related Terms 
Water Quality Glossary 
Watershed Management Terminology 
Water Words Dictionary 

Computer and Internet

3D Glossary 
Biodiversity 
Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing  
Domain Name Handbook 
Computer and Internet Terms - Webopedia.com 
Cybernetics and Systems 
Internet Terms - Net Dictionary
Internet Terms - Netglos; translations 
Management and Technology Dictionary 
Multimedia Glossary 
Search Engine Terms 
Spam Glossary 
Whatis.com 

 

Canadian Postal Services 

 

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