Internet Dictionaries and Related Resources Links

Acronym Finder
Locate thousands of acronyms and abreviations.

Answers.com
Topic based search method. Claims to be simpler than search engines.

Bartleby.com
gives you access to the American Heritage Dictionary, the Columbia Encyclopedia, the Roget's Thesauri, Quotations, English Usage, Modern Usage, Strunk Style, Cambridge History, the King James Bible, Oxford Shakespeare, Gray's Anatomy, Farmer's Cook Book, Host Etiquette, Brewer's Phrase and Fable, and other interesting books.

Behind The Names
Learn the meaning behind the names. Other name related resources. Appears to be screen reader usable.

Computer and Internet Terms
Look up Computer and Internet related terms.

Computer Terms And Definitions
An extensive list of computer terms and definitions. Terms are shown as headings with the definition directly below.

Dictionary.com:
Dictionary.com Website is a unique site. When you type a word to be looked up, dictionary.com retrieves and displays definitions from different sources at once. For instance, the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, the Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 1.6, and Acronym Finder.

English Pronouncing Dictionary
Allows you to type in a word and get the pronunciation in an audible format.

Grammar Book.com
Got a question about grammar? This site can help answer your questions about punctuation, grammar and more.

How Stuff Works
Provides answers to this question over a wide variety of subjects.

Merriam Webster Online Dictionary
gives you access to definitions from the Merriam-Webster CollegiateŽ Dictionary and Thesaurus. This Web site also features the "Word of the day," "Word games," and "Word for the Wise."

Nation Master
This site offers an invaluable repository of all kinds of facts about the various nations. Information on products, including comparisons with other nations, their flags and more.

National Federation of The Blind
Locate aids and appliances, news about the Blind community and much more.

Net Lingo.com
At a loss as to what some of those terms thrown around in chat rooms mean? Here's a place to find out.

Phrase Thesaurus (Phrase Finder)
This is a subscription based service designed to find phrases rather than words. Enter a word and it will provide several phrases using that word.

Proverbs at Said What?
Allows you to locate famous proverbs using a number of different methods.

The Encyclopedia Britannica
Since its first publication in 1768, The Encyclopedia Britannica has been considered the world's most comprehensive reference product. Unfortunately, for more than 200 years this reference material was not accessible in its entirety to people who were blind or visually impaired. With the advances in the field of technology and the power of the Internet, this research tool is now available to blind computer users. Encyclopedia Britannica Online includes the complete encyclopedia, the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the Britannica Book of the Year. The Encyclopedia Britannica Online can be used to search an Internet directory that includes more than 130,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors. Through this service, one can find more than 72,000 articles, updated and revised by EB editors and contributors. The Encyclopedia contains over 10,000 illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, and flags. The Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary contains more than 75,000 definitions, including pronunciation guides and word histories.

Thesaurus.com
Finding yourself using the same word too often in your writing? Try Thesaurus.com to find some alternatives. Very easy to use.

You Say It How?
A catalog of audio files of thousands of hard to pronounce names of current individuals. Provided by the Missouri State Library For The Blind.

Your Dictionary.com
Has links to over 500 dictionaries.


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