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11 Rules of Writing
- This site is a concise guide to some of the most commonly violated rules of writing.
AGI GIS Dictionary
- Revised Edition - includes definitions for 980 terms which either relate directly to GIS.
ARTFL Project
- Project dedicated to French language including a 150 million word database of written French.
A Shakespeare Glossary
A.Word.A.Day
Able Writer: A Rhetoric and Handbook
- describes an English composition handbook that treats pre-writing, outlining, English grammar, usage, word choice, dictionaries, spelling, punctuation, and writing college research papers.
Acronymbuster V1.0P
- a collection of 10,000 computer acronyms & abbreviations.
Acronym Expander
Acronym Finder
- a searchable database of over 41,000 acronyms and their meanings. Covers: common acronyms, computers, technology, government, telecommunications, and military acronyms, with an emphasis on U.S. Department of Defense, Air Force, Army, and Navy acronyms.
Acronyms Used in the Computer Community
Advice on Research and Writing
Alta Vista: Translations
- translate web pages or your own text from or to several languages.
Alternative Dictionaries, The
Animated American Sign Language Dictionary
Anagramer, The
- Create an anagram (same letters, different words) for any word or phrase.
Antagonyms
- words that have opposite meanings (e.g., "bad" can mean bad or good depending on usage).
Basic Phrases: For Eastern European Languages
Berlitz World
- Now you can run your own Berlitz Language Center.
Big List of Languages
Biographical Dictionary
- Biographical Dictionary of over 18,000 people
Biotech Life Science Dictionary
- Contains definitions to over 5700 life science terms in fields ranging from biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, cellular biology and genetics - with more such fields to be added this year.
Michael Bonner's Proper Grammar Page
Book of Cliches, The
BritSpeak: British - American English Dictionary
Capitalization
Carnegie Mellon's Language Learning Resource Center
Casey's Snow Day Reverse Dictionary
Children's Bible Dictionary
- has 1300 entries and about 900 full color illustrations. Fun and easy to use. Phonetic pronunciations and Bible references are some of its key features. Ages 6 and older, but is acceptable, and entertaining, for any age group.
Chinese Character Genealogy
Chinese-English Dictionary
Cognitive Science Dictionary
Colibri Dictionaries Page
Common Errors in English
- site which simply and entertainingly explains a number of common spelling and usage errors in English.
Common Music Dictionary
Computer Dictionary
Computing Dictionary
Constructed Human Languages
Copy Editor
- written for copy editors of magazines, newspapers, books, and newsletters.
Corpus Linguistics
Curmudgeon's Stylebook, The
CyberDorktionary, The
CyberItalian
- interactive language course as well as culture, chat, and links.
Cynic's Sancturary, The
- Selections from 'The Cynic's Dictionary'
DOD Dictionary of Military Terms
- All approved joint definitions are contained in Joint Publication 1-02, "DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms."
Dan's Poker Dictionary
Darling's Guide to Grammar
Devil's Dictionary, The
Dictionary.com
Dictionary ACRONYMs
Dictionary of Biography
Dictionary of Carnivorous Plant Names
Dictionary of Cell Biology
Dictionary of Computer Terms
Dictionary of Computing
Dictionary of Decadence Online
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Dictionary of Mountain Bike Slang
Dictionary of Occupational Titles
Dictionary of Online Medical Resources
Dictionary of Orthodontic Terms
Dictionary of PC Hardware and Data Communications Terms
Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind
- dictionary for those terms commonly used, defined, contested, and misunderstood in the philosophy of mind.
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
- by E. Cobham Brewer from the New and Enlarged Edition of 1894
Dictionary of Science and Biotechnology
- contains over 6200 life science terms
Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
Dictionary of Units, A
- an explanation of the principal systems of units, their history, standards, and conversion factors for changing from one to the other.
Dictionary of Usenet Acronyms
- commonly used Usenet acronyms, plus links to other dictionaries on the WWW.
Dictionary Society of North America
- The purpose of the Society shall be to foster scholarly and professional activities relating to dictionaries
Dictionaries and Other Language Specific Resources
Dictionaries - Reference
Dictionary of Visual Art - ArtLex
Dictionaries on the Web
Distinctionary
- a synthesis of a thesaurus, dictionary and personal development course.
Document Electronic Sources on the Internet
DOT - Dictionary of Occupational Titles
- It's the official dictionary of occupational titles. DOT's database is arranged alphabetically and can be read online or downloaded in one file.
Earth Words for Internet Citizens
East College of English
- teaches English as a second language and offers teacher training courses. Free online courses available. .
Elektronika Arkivejo de Esperanto
- electronic archives of Esperanto texts, dictionaries and computer programs.
Elements of Style
- by William Strunk
English and its History
- a look at how the English language has changed over time, from Old English to the present.
English as a Second Language Home Page
English Grammar Clinic
- your grammar questions answered by professional English language instructors.
English Grammar Links for ESL Students
- includes references, exercises and quizzes.
English/Cockney Rhyming Slang Dictionary
English-Finnish Dictionary
English-French Dictionary and French-English Dictionaries
English-Hungarian and Hungarian-English Dictionary
English-Russian and Russian-English Dictionaries
Eric's Treasure Trove of Chemistry
Esperanto-English and English-Esperant Dictionaries
Ethnologue
- Languages of the world
Ethnologue Database
- on-line database of information about 6,500 languages. Includes alternate names, number of speakers, location, dialects, linguistic affiliation, and other sociolinguistic and demographic data.
Etymology of First Names, The
- This site looks into the meaning and history of common first names.
European Medical Dictionary
- 1830 medical terms in Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish
Finnish-English and English-finnish Dictionaries
English-Spanish Dictionary
Five Tools for Writing Timed Essays
- develop skills in the use of a set of specific intellectual tools, described here.
Foreign Languages - Best of the Best
Foreign Languages for Travelers
Foreign Language Resources
Genealogy Dictionary
- defines common terms encountered during the course of research.
Genetic Terms Glossary
German for Beginners
Glossary of AIDS Medical Terms
Glossary of Australia Slang
Glossary of Aviation Terms
Glossary of Botanical Terms
Glossary of Breast Cancer
Glossary of Cancer
Glossary of Headache Research
Glossary of Internet Terms
Glossary of Medical Terms
Glossary of Microbiology
Glossary of Oceanography and the Related Geosciences
Glossary of Pharmacology
Glossary of Poetic Terms
Glossary of Sailing Terms
Glossary of Satellite Terms
Glossary of Soil Science
Glossary of Solar Physics
Glossary of Transplantation
Glossary of Vision Terms
Glossary of Water Quality Terms
Glossary of Weather
Grammar and Style Notes
- by Jack Lynch
Grammar Queen
- online grammar resource for students, writers and other professionals. Your questions will be answered in 24 hours.
Grammar Handbook
- U.S. English
Grammar Hotline Directory 1997
Guide for Writing Research Papers
Guide to Writing Research Papers in Anthropology
HSTM Biographical Dictionary
- HSTM = "History of Science Technology and Medicine"
Hacker's Dictionary
Hawaiian Dictionary Online
- Hawaiian-English and English-Hawaiian words.
Heteronyms
- words that are spelled identically but have different meanings when pronounced differently (e.g., wind or lead).
Human-Languages Page
Hungarian-English and English-Hungarian Dictionaries
Hypertext Writer's Guide
- Univ.of Victoria
Index of Online Dictionaries
Indonesian-English and English-Indonesian Dictionary
International Journal of Lexicography
- concerned with all aspects of lexicography; focus is on dictionaries of the major European languages.
International Language Development
International Legal Dictionary
Internet and Unix Dictionary
Internet Anagram Server
Internet Language Dictionary, The
Internet Dictionary Project, The
Internet Smiley Dictionaries
Jane's Defence Glossary
- search over 20,000 defence-related acronyms and abbreviations in the Janes' database
Japanese-English Dictionary
Japanese Language
Japanese Online
Jargon File, The
Jesse's Word of the Day
- Jesse Sheidlower, Senior Editor at Random House, where he specializes in slang and new words
Jive Page
- dictionary of jive expressions.
Korean-English/English-Korean Dictionary
Korean Through English
Korean Online Course (Talking to Koreans)
King's English, The
- by H.W. Fowler
Dictionaries and Other Language-Specific Resources
Language Hub, The
Language Identifier
- This program can be used to identify the language of origin of a phrase, word or sentence. Submit the words of your choosing and the list will be returned reordered, with the most likely choice at the top of the list in one file.
Larry's Aussie Slang and Phrase Dictionary
Latin Grammar Aid and Wordlist
Legal Dictionary - WWLIA
Life Sciences Dictionary
LINGUISTICS Index of Dictionaries
LingWhat?
List of Dictionaries
LOGOS Dictionary, The
- Italian Dictionary
Management and Technology Dictionary
Medical Dictionary
Megaterms: Military Terms and Acronyms
- Contains over 22,700 military terms and acronyms, complete with full text search.
Michaelis Soft Dicionários
- variety of dictionaries online: English/Portugues; Spanish/Portuguese; Portuguese/German and Portuguese/French.
MLA Format and Citation Guide
Movie Terminology Glossary
- definitions of terms and phrases frequently used in the world of movies, film, acting, and cinemagoing.
Multilingual Dictionary
Multilingual Dictionary of the Horse
NASA Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors
- Capitalization Guide
NASA Handbook for Technical Writers and Editors
- Punctuation Guide
Nautical Dictionaries
Neil/Fred's Gigantic List of Palindromes
Netdictionary
- alphabetical reference guide to standard internet English, presented as a Java applet and as a set of HTML files.
NETGLOS Multilingual Glossary of Internet Terms
- Chinese/English/French/German/Norwegian/Serbo-Croatian/Spanish
NetLingo
- glossary of Internet related terms
New Hacker's Dictionary, The
New User Dictionary
New Words in English
- neologisms and novel uses of words in English. The words give a good picture of the creative aspects of word formation and use in present day English.
Not So Correct Dictionary, The
On-line Dictionaries
On-line Dictionaries and Glossaries
On-Line Dictionary of Street Drug Slang
- Indiana Prevention Resource Center
On-Line English Grammar
Online Film Dictionary
- reference for movie terms in foreign languages.
Online Language Dictionaries and Translators
On-line Medical Dictionary
- over 46,000 terms relating to biology, chemistry, medicine, science or technology.
ONYX Dictionary Directory
Oxford English Dictionary
PC Webopaedia
- resource for information about PCs. Contains definitions of 2,000 computer terms, plus links to web pages related to each term.
Palindromes
Paradigm Online Writing Assistant
- guide to writing, composition, rhetoric, editing, and style.
Pedro's Dictionaries
Phrase Finder
Photonics Dictionary
- dictionary and resource for the photonics industry.
Poker Dictionary
Poker Glossary
Punctuation [larc.nasa.gov]
Purdue Univ. OWL - Online Writing Lab
REESWeb: Language Resources: Russian
Resources for Writers
Rhyming Dictionary
Sanskrit-English & English-Sanskrit
Save the Adverb
Seattle Lexicon, A
- a rundown on some of the peculiarly local lingo.
A Shakespeare Glossary
Sign Language Dictionary
Skeptic's Dictionary
Swedish-English Dictionary
Totally Unofficial Rap Dictionary
- explains the meaning and origins of hip-hop slang as it is used on the street and in lyrics. A listing of various rapper's real names is also listed.
Travlang's Translating Dictionaries
- multilingual on-line dictionaries including German, French, Spanish, English, Dutch, Danish, Afrikaans, Esperanto, and more.
Urdu-English-Hindi Dictionary-Thesaurus
- An URDU Dictionary cum Thesaurus being developed for Urdu learners, Shayari enthusiasts and scholars.
Visual Dictionary of Special Plane Curves
- including description, history, formulas, properties, and links for each.
Visual Thesaurus - Plumb Design
- an exploration of sense relationships within the English language. By clicking on words, you follow a thread of meaning, creating a spatial map of linguistic associations.
WebDictionary
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Web Words
- definitions of commonly used Internet terms.
Wordbot
- When you load a page through Wordbot, you can click on any word to look up its meaning
Word Detective
Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
- The only Integrated English Dictionary and Thesaurus in electronic form
Word Place, The
- for readers and writers covering many genres.
World Wide Words
Yahoo! - Grammar, Usage, and Style
Ye Olde English Sayings