Ready Reference — Dictionaries

General Dictionaries

The Free Dictionary is a comprehensive dictionary (in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Greek, Arabic, Polish, Turkish, and Russian) including medical, legal and financial terms, a thesaurus, acronyms and abbreviations, idioms, a literature reference library, and a search engine all in one! http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

One Look.Com searches web sites for words and phrases in 910 indexed dictionaries available; covers a broad spectrum of subject areas. http://www.onelook.com/

Oxford English Dictionary is available to Centenary patrons only; online version of the dictionary with updates. http://dictionary.oed.com

Rhyme Zone.Com is a source for finding rhyming words as well as phrases; also, allows for syllable matching. http://www.rhymezone.com/

Merriam-Webster Online allows searches between the Collegiate dictionary and thesaurus with links to definitions and synonyms. http://www.m-w.com/

Your Dictionary.Com searches hundreds of dictionaries in over 200 languages. It allows you to find definitions, and seek translations from one language to another. Also, this site gives you connection to grammar and other links. http://www.yourdictionary.com/

Foreign Language Dictionaries

Foreign Word.Com searches become translations from 69 source languages into 73 target languages - 400 language combinations. http://www.foreignword.com/Tools/dictsrch.htm

Globe Gate indexes to several thousand sites for foreign languages – a resource for students and teachers. http://globegate.utm.edu/