We can all use a bit of spelling, word definition and grammatical help from time to time. When that helpful program working behind the scenes on your word processor isn’t quite cutting it, try one of these on-line assistants.
As always, let us know if you discover something we have overlooked that you believe we should share, or to let us know if you feel something is missing that would help you and others. Meanwhile – keep on writing!
On-Line Dictionaries
- Merriam-Webster, Inc. is an American company that publishes reference books and is especially known for its dictionaries. It is the oldest dictionary publisher in the United States. In 1831, George and Charles Merriam founded the company as G & C Merriam Co. in Springfield, Massachusetts.Wikipedia https://www.merriam-webster.com/
- Dictionary.com is an online dictionary whose domain was first registered on May 14, 1995. The primary content on Dictionary.com is a proprietary dictionary based on Random House Unabridged Dictionary, with editors for the site providing new and updated definitions.Wikipedia https://www.dictionary.com/
- The Collins English Dictionary is a printed and online dictionary of English. It is published by HarperCollins in Glasgow.Wikipedia https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/
- vocabulary.com was first indexed by Google more than 10 years ago https://www.vocabulary.com/
- Wikipedia is a multilingual free online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers through open collaboration and a wiki-based editing system. Its editors are known as Wikipedians. Wikipedia is the largest and most-read reference work in history.Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/
- yourdictionary.com was first indexed by Google more than 10 years ago https://www.yourdictionary.com/
- The Free Dictionary is an American online dictionary and encyclopedia that aggregates information from various sources.Wikipedia https://www.thefreedictionary.com/
- Wiktionary is a multilingual, web-based project to create a free content dictionary of terms in all natural languages and in a number of artificial languages.Wikipedia https://en.wiktionary.org/
- Wordnik, a nonprofit organization, is an online English dictionary and language resource that provides dictionary and thesaurus content. Some of the content is based on print dictionaries such as the Century Dictionary, the American Heritage Dictionary, WordNet, and GCIDE.Wikipedia https://www.wordnik.com/
- Urban Dictionary is a crowdsourced online dictionary for slang words and phrases, operating under the motto “Define Your World.” The website was founded in 1999 by Aaron Peckham.Wikipedia https://www.urbandictionary.com/
- definitions.net was first indexed by Google more than 10 years ago https://www.definitions.net/
- thesaurus.com was first indexed by Google more than 10 years ago https://www.thesaurus.com/
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