Search Engines and References Resources

Dictionaries, References and Quotations

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations –

Searchable online version.

BiblioData

Biographical Dictionary –

Searchable database of over 18,000 people. Biographical details include birth and death dates, professions, literary, and artistic works.

Cliche Finder –

Searchable index of over 3300 clichés. Engine returns phrases corresponding to entries. Definitions and cliché randomizer.
Dictionaries –

Provides links to varied online dictionaries and directories, including Roget's Thesaurus, English slang, technical, and language translators.

Dictionary of Computing

Dictionary of Military Terms –

Complete listing of US military and related terms and acronyms with their definitions. Searchable by keyword.
Dictionary of Philosophy of Mind –

Searchable short descriptions of terms and phrases with links to discussion and reference. Includes bookstore and biographies.

A Dictionary of Slang –

Large collection of current everyday slang used in Britain, with etymologies, an introduction, bibliography, and search facility.
Dictionary.com –

Easy-to-use dictionaries (using version of Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary) and links to essential reference materials.

Hypertext Webster Gateway –

Fast point-and-click interface for accessing dictionary services on the Internet. Lets you hyperlink to related words.
Information Please –

Search or browse a series of almanacs organized by subject areas plus the Columbia Encyclopedia and Random House College Dictionary.

Internet Dictionary Project –

Assist in the translation of English words into other languages. Searchable dictionaries in a variety of languages.
LibrarySpot –

Collection of reference and research materials. Provides links to dictionaries, thesaurus, phrase-finders, and related resources.

Logos Dictionary –

Constantly updated and corrected online by professional translators. Available in many languages.
NASA Thesaurus –

Electronic version of the paper edition. Select the required word from the alphabetical list, and retrieve related terms.

OneLook Dictionaries –

Search over 37 dictionaries and 122,750 words at once or specific category dictionaries. Allows wildcard searches.
Phrase Finder –

Does for phrases what a thesaurus does for words. Give it a word and retrieve a list of related phrases.
Plumb Design Visual Thesaurus –

Explore a sense of relationships within the English language by following a spatial map of linguistic meaning. Over 90,000 words and phrases. Search over 37 dictionaries and 122,750 words at once or specific category dictionaries. Allows wildcard searches.

Research-It

Rhyming Dictionary –

Test the agility of this simple utility. Enter a word and retrieve a number of rhyming responses.

Roget's Internet Thesaurus –

Online version of the famous reference work. Browse the six main classes of words, or search the main index.

Roget's Thesaurus Search Form –

Electronic version of print publication searchable by headword or full text. With hypertext cross references.

Skeptic's Dictionary, The –

Over 325 skeptical definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, and pseudoscientific ideas and practices. From abracadabra to zombies.

Webster's Dictionary

Web of Online Dictionaries –

Index of dictionaries, thesauri and other word resources. Includes foreign language and technical dictionaries, guides,

and resources.
Words of Art –

Glossary of theory and criticism for the visual arts. Pithy definitions from absence to zoom with links to related concepts.
Wordsmyth English Dictionary –

Integrated dictionary and thesaurus that connects you to related concepts. Search for exact matches or approx. matches.

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