Dictionary Toolbox: 50+ Dictionary & Reference Sites

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Dictionary, reference and encyclopedia sites are thriving; Dictionary.com was recently acquired for $100 million. Today, we take a look at the best reference sites on the web.

Dictionary sites

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Allwords.com - English dictionary with search options in multiple languages.

alphaDictionary.com - Search for word meanings from more than 992 dictionaries.

AskOxford.com - The online version of the famous Oxford dictionary.

Cambridge Dictionary Online - Online English dictionary from Cambridge.

Dictionary.com - The ultimate website with thesaurus, word of the day and other features.

Dictionary.hm - An easy way to find the dictionary meanings of words.

DICT.org - Consolidates word meanings from various dictionary and thesaurus sites on the internet.

Freedictionary.biz - Search for dictionary meanings in English language and other popular languages.

Infoplease Dictionary - Dictionary search with extensive results for many words.

Merriam-Webster Online - Excellent online dictionary with extra features like word of the day, word games and audio pronunciation of the words.

OneLook Dictionary - Search for word definitions, their meanings and look up phrases from multiple dictionaries.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Search for etymologies of words to find out their history.

Ultralingua.com - Multilingual dictionary with translation options from English to French, Spanish and other European languages.

Vocabulary Building Dictionary - Users can look up word definitions and build their vocabulary.

Wordsmyth - Search for word meanings and find new tools to improve a child’s vocabulary.

YourDictionary.com - A free online dictionary with features like spelling check, pronunciation, thesaurus etc.

Encyclopedia & Reference sites

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An Encyclopedia for Curious Minds - Resource site for geeks that contains articles, answers to questions and puzzles.

About.com - The biggest reference site on the internet with information on a large variety of topics.

Acronym and abbreviation dictionary - Comprehensive dictionary of abbreviations, acronyms and initial letters of words.

Answers.com - Excellent site finding answers to questions on any subject be it technology, news or even sports for that matter.

Britannica.com - Trusted source of information for a wide variety of topics.

BuzzWhack - Dictionary of business and slang terms.

Citizendium - An encyclopedia project with the philosophy of generating a reliable knowledge base by users.

Columbia Encyclopedia - One of the leading encyclopedias produced the world over.

eHow.com - Over 35,000 articles by experts on various subjects.

Encyclopedia.com - Magazine articles, encyclopedia, dictionary...everything is there in one place.

MSN Encarta - Dictionary, thesaurus and translation engine from Microsoft.

Refdesk.com - Covers information from multiple places and is the best site consolidating and collecting facts at a single place.

Reference.com - Online encyclopedia, dictionary and thesaurus.

Rhymezone.com - Find out rhyming words and phrases.

W3Schools Online - Excellent collection of tutorials in various technology subjects.

WebReference.com - A reference site for web-based technologies.

Whatis.com - The biggest encyclopedia of Information technology.

WikiHow.com - Free resource assisting world wide users by providing solutions to daily problems.

Wikipedia - User generated free encyclopedia of topics written by contributors from all over the world.

wiseGEEK.com - Articles containing answers to most popular questions.

Visual

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Metaglossary.com - More structured and organized way to find meanings of words. It aggregates latest results together.

The Visual Dictionary - User generated image catalog of over 3000 words.

Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus - Nice way to research and explore connected meanings of words with visual aid.

Visual dictionary - Visual dictionary with clear image search results for words.

Visuwords.com - Graphical dictionary displaying visual connections between words.

Others

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Askaword.com - Spellchecking, thesaurus, dictionary, and encyclopedia for your portable device.

A Word a Day - Best way to build vocabulary of words, it provides users with a unique word everyday.

Chuala.com - User generated dictionary for pronouncing words.

Google’s translation dictionary - Google’s translation engine allows users to translate English words to those in other languages.

Internet Archive - Comprehensive and consolidated glossary of information on the internet like audio, video, various websites etc.

Ninjawords.com - Get quick results for meanings of words.

Query by example - Enter words, phrases and find out their synonyms and related meanings.

SpellWeb.com - Check the world wide web for spellings of various words.

Urban Dictionary - A dictionary of slang words.

VoyCabulary.com - It converts words on web-pages into links enabling users to easily look up their meanings in dictionary and other reference sites.

Word Source - A social dictionary; users rate for word meanings and the results are displayed on the basis of number of votes.