Dictionaries

For questions on English grammar, spelling, and usage; to search a dictionary of words, names or quotations; for help with writing; for crosswords and puzzles.

Free online dictionary from Cambridge University Press.

Collection of dictionaries by subject including medical and legal together with free and subscription encyclopedias, in ten languages.

Inter Active Terminology for Europe (IATE)The European Commissions multilingual term bank. Particularly rich in technical and specialized terminology related to European Union policy.

English, Spanish, French, German, Turkish, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Romanian, Swedish, Danish, Polish, Czech, Serbo-Croatian, Hungarian, Finnish, Esperanto, and Swahili.

Reference resource of library and information science terminology maintained by Libraries Unlimited.

Presents a word a day complete with pronunciation, spellings, etymology, quotations and date chart.

Online publication of the 4th edition. Featuring audio word pronunciations, illustrations.

Dictionary containing English to/from Spanish, French, German, and Italian, and a language forum.

An index of on-line dictionaries in over 200 different languages. Includes an index of on-line grammars, word of the day by email, and several pages of linguistic fun.

A Word A DayTodays WordAudio clip, definition, and example usage.

Definitions in multiple languages.

Online translation lookup of English and German.

A scholarly association dedicated to the study of the English language in North America.

Dictionary of terms used in geographic information systems, cartography and remote sensing.