Dictionaries
and Thesauri
Dictionary.com
Have a question about the meaning of a word? Use Dictionary.com.
Hyperdictionary
Includes am English Dictionary, Computer Dictionary, Thesaurus, Dream Dictionary,
Medical Dictionary
Encyclopedia.com
Has more than 100 sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries,
and thesauruses with facts, definitions, biographies, synonyms,
pronunciation keys, word origins, and abbreviations.
Law.com
Legal Dictionary
Look up definitions of a legal
terms using this site.
Merriam-Webster
Online
You can locate the meaning of a word in the English language by
using the WWWebster Dictionary or you can find alternative words that
have the same meaning using the WWWebster Thesaurus.
OneLook
Dictionaries
Contains over 4 million words indexed in more than 700 online dictionaries. OneLook will provide a list of Web
dictionaries that can answer your question. If you are unsure of the
spelling of a word, OneLook allows you to type in a pattern of letters with wildcard symbols
such as "*" and "?," and it will retrieve a list of words matching that pattern.
Symbols.com
Symbols.com contains more than 1,600 articles about 2,500 Western signs,
arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics.
yourDictionary.com
Provides more than 1800 dictionaries
in more than 250 languages.
Acronyms and
Abbreviations
Acronym
Finder
Look up 128,000+ acronyms/abbreviations and their meanings. A
searchable database containing common acronyms and abbreviations about
all subjects, with a focus on computers, technology, telecommunications and
the military.
Acronyms and
Abbreviations
The Acronym Finder allows users to decipher acronyms from a database of
over 600,000 entries covering computers, technology, telecommunications,
and the military. Unlike online glossaries, search engines,
encyclopedias, or thesauruses, Acronym Finder exists purely to unravel
the bewildering range of acronyms that impact daily life.
Decennial
Management Division Glossary
Not sure what an abbreviation or acronym stands for? Try this
glossary which is maintained by the United States Census Bureau.
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