online dictionary
Web-based word reference
An online dictionary is a dictionary accessed through the internet rather than in print.
Online dictionaries offer features impossible in books—audio pronunciations, instant search, hyperlinked cross-references, and continuous updates as language evolves.
I looked it up in an online dictionary.
Some are digital versions of print dictionaries; others exist only online.
- lookupAct of retrieving information
- searchAct of seeking
- search barInput field for queries
- thesaurusSynonym and antonym compendium
- part of speechGrammatical word category
look it up · example sentence · definition · synonym · translate · Merriam-Webster · Wikipedia · glossary · spelling · spell check · pronunciation · etymology · urban · slang · vocabulary · meaning · entry · browse
- dictionariesdefinitions, definition, entries, headwords, Oxford
- language referencesthesaurus, glossary, lexicon, thesauri, wordbook
- Learning Toolsthesaurus, flashcards, flash cards, word list, vocabulary list
- translationtranslator, literal translation, literary translation, free translation, French translation
- language resourcesthesaurus, lexicon, Merriam-Webster, word list, vocabulary list
- web resourceswebsite, webpage, web page, web portal, portal
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