Here is a collection of online dictionary links to help with those tricky definitions! There are some thesaurus links, as well.

http://www.dictionary.com
Just type your word into the search bar at the top. Also has links to other dictionaries and reference materials.

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/home.aspx
Encarta Dictionary (top right blue box has links to dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.)

http://smac.ucsd.edu/cgi-bin/http_webster
Hypertext Webster Gateway - simple stuff is often just what you need.

http://www.netlingo.com/
Who would'a thought they'd come up with a dictionary for 'net lingo??? ;)

http://www.rhymer.com/
A dictionary to find rhyming words

http://rhyme.lycos.com/
Another rhyming dictionary - will also find synonyms and more.

http://www.wordsmyth.net/
- a kids' dictionary

http://www.infoplease.com/
- Wow, if you want to research something, Info Please would be a great place to start!!!

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html
Very cool dictionary for kids. Click on a letter and you get a page with words that start with that letter, similar to primary dictionary books you've seen. But what's really neat is that at the top it has the letter shown in:
- Morse Code
- American Sign language
- Braille
- Marine Signal Flag
Cool, eh?

http://www.ex.ac.uk/cimt/dictunit/dictunit.htm
A Dictionary of units and measures - how handy is THAT???

http://www.onelook.com/
5,228,156 words in 910 dictionaries indexed!

http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
Merriam-Webster Online

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Cambridge Dictionary Online

http://kjbbb.envy.nu/webster1828.htm
Webster's 1828

Links to more than 30 online dictionaries directly from this reference and research site. I did see a questionable ad here (Apr. 2003) - just be warned. :)

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