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Dictionaries and Thesauri

Language dictionaries

• Dictionary.com - English Language Dictionaries and reference guide, web page translator, writing resources, etc.
• Foreign Languages for Travelers - On-line lessons in over 70 languages with vocabulary words, sound files for pronunciation.
• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary - On-line version.
• yourDictionary.com - was founded in 1999 to provide the world's most comprehensive, and authoritative portal for language, and language-related products and services on the world wide web. yourDictionary.com has the widest and deepest set of dictionaries on the web (more than 1500 dictionaries representing more than 230 languages).
• Wordsmyth Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus (WEDT) - Online American English dictionary with an integrated thesaurus containing 50,000 headwords, and precisely defined and hyperlinked synonyms.

Specialized dictionaries

Sign Language

• American Sign Language Fingerspelling - Fingerspelling dictionary, converter, and interactive quiz.
• Signhear - Teach basic American Sign Language (ASL) on the Internet.

Slang

• Urban Dictionary - locate current slang words and "catch phrases". Browse by letter, skip ahead through each letter, jump to related, or find other words and phrases containing your term. Words are defined, then used in one or more examples.
• A Dictionary of Slang: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom

Other

• RhymeZone preview - Find rhymes, synonyms, homophones, similar sounding words, and more.
• SYMBOLS.com - Graphic dictionary of more than 2,500 Western signs and ideograms.

Thesauri

• Thesaurus.com
• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus - Classic thesaurus by Merriam-Webster, Inc.
• Roget's Thesaurus - Search the headwords or full text of Roget's Thesaurus version 1.02.