Your Dictionary

If you find yourself continuing to read the dictionary after looking up a word, be prepared to spend a lot of time at this one-stop language reference site. Its many features include speciality dictionaries, grammars, language dictionaries, a thesaurus and a straightforward English dictionary, as well as language identifiers, links to language research papers, ranging from Latin grammar to a comparison of Estonian and Finnish, and a collection of entries in the Library section which includes the world's longest word and an essay on the possibility of chimpanzees learning to talk. The English dictionary and thesaurus are based on the Merriam Webster Collegiate editions and are comparatively easy to use with a help page which clearly explains the lengthy definitions.
Easy to navigate, with all functions accessible either from the buttons at the bottom of the page or from the homepage, this site is rich in content for anyone fascinated by language while providing a simple reference tool for those who need it.


SPECIAL FEATURES

Speciality Dictionaries range from accounting to sailing.

Language Dictionaries contains over 250 languages and can be a bit intimidating with a large number of entries for each language, including speciality dictionaries. In addition to the dictionaries, a fee-paying translation service has recently been introduced at the site.

The Game Room will please word game fans with crosswords of all kinds available in a variety of languages, and a long list of links to sites, ranging from online vocabulary quizzes to the Klingon Language Institute. Those who enjoy a laugh at the expense of academics should visit the Postmodernist Scholarship Generator from the YDC Non-Writing Center box.