English dictionaries

November 29, 2006 at 11:12 am | In Language, Learning English |

Here is my collection of useful and interesting English online dictionaries (a few of them useful for natives of German only ):

For your everyday English language needs:

» Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary - definitions and examples, mainly British English

» Merriam-Webster Online - thesaurus (synonyms), mainly American English

» Princeton WordNet - a lexical database to browse online or to download (thanks to Automatthias)

» www.dict.cc - German/English - use only in combination with one of the dictionaries above

» dict.leo.org - German/English - use only in combination with one of the dictionaries above

Popular English, English of the people:

» Urban Dictionary - user-managed slang dictionary, mainly American English

» Peevish - English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom

» Online Dictionary of Playground Slang - including school slang, gay slang and nursery rhymes

» Dictionary of English Idioms & Idiomatic Expressions - i.e. not necessarily proverbs

» Word of Quotes, English Proverbs - Ale in, wit out

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  1. I would like to also recommend the WordNet dictionary. It’s a freely accessible (and downloadable) database, which you can use via a web interface or via a small desktop application, like an applet on a panel.

    Comment by automatthias — November 29, 2006 #

  2. Thank you!

    Comment by anaj — November 29, 2006 #

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