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KnowPlay?
http://www.kplay.cc/reference.html
Simple and integrated access to dictionaries, thesauri, encylopedias, and quotation databases.
Lexicool
Searchable directory of bilingual and multilingual dictionaries.
Lighting Design Terminology
http://www.schorsch.com/kbase/glossary/
Explanations of terms used in architectural lighting and lighting simulation.
Merriam-Webster OnLine
A free, searchable on-line dictionary and thesaurus, word games, a word of the day, and many other English language and vocabulary reference tools and resources.
On-Line Dictionaries
Online specialty dictionaries for English, Russian, German, Finnish and Latin.
OneLook Dictionaries
Look up a word or term in an Internet dictionary or glossary. Free search access to a frequently updated database of words, terms, names, and acronyms.
Online Dictionaries, Translators and References
http://www.esldesk.com/dictionaries/index.htm
Online dictionaries, translators, references accessable from a small pop-window. Requires use of a browser with Javascript enabled.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Allows users to search, free of charge, for entries in the latest (year 2000) edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Planet Translation
Directory of dictionaries, including unilingual, multilingual, and topical resources.
Quotations: The Yale Dictionary
http://yalepress.yale.edu/yupbooks/qyd/
Project to create an searchable online database and a quotation dictionary from Yale University Press.
Research-It
Includes several dictionaries and a thesaurus as well as online tools for shipping and mailing, currency exchange, and language translation.
Skeptic's Dictionary
Skeptical definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, supernatural and pseudoscientific ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature.
Strange Dictionaries
http://www.blueray.com/dictionary/
Free online versions of the Dictionary of One-Letter Words, the Dictionary of All-Vowel Words, the Dictionary of All-Consonant Words, and other strange dictionary resources.
The Alternative Dictionaries
http://www.notam02.no/~hcholm/altlang/
Includes a list of slang terms and phrases in various languages.
The Century Dictionary Online
http://www.global-language.com/CENTURY/
Free 500,000 word dictionary of English with an encyclopedia and world atlas. Uses DjVu and JPEG formats to display page images. Has headword lookup and full text search of 22 million words of underlying text.
The Glossarist
Searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries containing terms and definitions on hundreds of subjects.
The Newbury House Online Dictionary
Search over 40,000 entries to get clear concise definitions and when available related pictures.
The Online Dictionary List
http://www.clearenglish.net/dictionary.htm
A large directory of online dictionaries, both in English and bilingual, including specialist dictionaries.
The Superhero Dictionary
http://shdictionary.tripod.com/
Each entry compares a superhero's name with its real life meaning and includes comparison pictures and pronunciations.
Voycabulary
Online dictionary and thesaurus web linking lookup reference tool.
Web Dictionaries
http://www.tinhvan.com/scripts/tvis/webdict/webdict.pl
Multi-search tool by Tinh Van, which consults English-only dictionaries, and Vietnamese into English or French translation dictionaries.
Webster's Online Dictionary: The Rosetta Edition
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.com
This database doubled with a metasearch tool extracts records from a variety of online and public-domain paper dictionaries, both general and specialized. It offers English definitions, as well as translations from/to a hundred languages.
Word Assault
Looks up multiple words simultaneously using several databases including Webster's, Easton's, Wordnet, and the Devil's Dictionary.
Word Central
Student dictionary and rhyming dictionary online at Merriam-Webster's website. Daily Buzzword by subscription.