HCC Library: Dictionaries

 

American Heritage Dictionaries

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language is famous for its word histories and explanations of how the words are used in this country.

The American Heritage dictionaries are available in two ways:

  1. Grolier's Online--available in school through a subscription. Contains the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed., plus: American Heritage Student Dictionary, American Heritage Children's Dictionary, and American Heritage Children's Thesaurus.
    Note: There are no ads on the Grolier's dictionary pages.

  2. Bartleby.com--a freely available Web site--contains many dictionaries and reference books. From its dictionaries, you can search words both being defined (entry word) as well as words used in the definitions of other words.

    The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed., is found at this Web site:

    http://bartleby.com/61/

    Other dictionaries and reference books in Bartleby.com:
    http://bartleby.com/reference/

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/

This "learner's dictionary" uses simple language in its definitions. A good choice for children and English-language learners.

Encarta World English Dictionary, North American Edition
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/dictionaryhome.aspx

Words searched can be found in the thesaurus or translated into Spanish, French, German, or Italian by clicking on appropriate tabs.

Infoplease Dictionary
http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary.html

Contains detailed definitions from Random House Unabridged Dictionary.

Merriam-Webster's Online
http://www.m-w.com/

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition is the dictionary used by most book publishers as their source of authoritative spellings. It is the only version of the dictionary that originates from Noah Webster's work. (Listen to how the word is pronounced through the WAV file.)

OneLook Dictionary
http://onelook.com/

Search your word in 973 dictionaries at once! Find definitions or translations.

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