English Language

Dictionaries

• Cambridge Dictionaries Online Free Online English Dictionaries from Cambridge University Press: International English, American English, Spanish-English, French-English, phrasal verbs, idioms, learners of English. The world's most popular online learner's dictionary.
• Oxford English Dictionary Online Subscription service only to Oxford English Dictionary Online.
• Roget's Thesaurus Search Form ARTFL Project: ROGET'S Thesaurus Search Form. Search the headwords or full text of Roget's Thesaurus, 1911, version 1.02 (supplemented: July 1991) released to the public domain by MICRA, Inc. and the Gutenberg Project. This is an experimental site.
• Rhyme Zone Online search for rhymes, synonyms, definitions etc Also includes Shakespeare search, quotations and famous documents. It's a US site and doesn't always recognise British spelling, but useful nonetheless.
• WriteExpress Online Rhyming Dictionary Free access to one and two syllable rhymes. Complete dictionary available for purchase.
• English Slang and UK Colloquialisms Ted Duckworth's monster online dictionary of the rich colourful language we call slang... all from a British perspective, with new slang added every month.
• On-line Medical Dictionary Produced by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne Dept. of Medical Oncology CancerWEB project.
• Webopedia dictionary of computer & Internet terms Online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology.
• Net Lingo Online dictionary about the Internet. It contains thousands of words and definitions that describe the technology and community of the World Wide Web.