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WRITING & GRAMMAR |
WRITING & GRAMMAR |
WRITING & GRAMMAR |
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Writing and Grammar |
Dictionaries & Thesauri |
Word tools |
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Related guide: Dictionaries |
Abbreviations.com |
Crossword Dictionary |
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RefSeek's guide to the 30 best online dictionaries, thesauri, and
definition aggregators. Listings are judged by authority, coverage,
usability, and utility. |
Directory and
search engine for acronyms and abbreviations. |
Find answers to
crossword puzzles, anagrams and cryptograms. |
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abbreviations.com - Acronyms - Also see: Definitions.net |
www.oneacross.com -
Crosswords |
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About.com Grammar & Composition |
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Extensive resource for writing instruction and advice. |
Acronym Finder |
Internet Anagram Server |
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grammar.about.com |
Dictionary of
acronyms and abbreviations. Contains over 750,000 definitions. |
Remarkable, robust
anagram lookup service from Wordsmith. |
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www.acronymfinder.com - Acronyms |
wordsmith.org/anagram - Anagrams |
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APA Style |
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Summary of APA manual. Commonly used to cite sources within the social
sciences. |
Answers.com |
Lulu
Rhyming Dictionary |
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owl.english.purdue.edu | Also: APA Style |
Aggregator of
definitions, encyclopedia entries, and language translations. |
Wonderful tool on
Poetry.com that returns many rhyming words and phrases. |
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reference.answers.com - Aggregator |
rhyme.poetry.com -
Rhymes |
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BibMe |
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Automatically generate bibliographies for books, articles, films, and
web sites. |
Cambridge |
RhymeZone |
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www.bibme.org |
Search multiple
dictionaries from Cambridge University Press. |
Writing tool for
poetry, song lyrics, greeting cards, and more. |
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dictionary.cambridge.org |
www.rhymezone.com -
Rhymes |
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Chicago Manual of Style |
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Outline of bibliographic style most commonly used in the humanities. |
Computer Definitions |
WordCount |
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owl.english.purdue.edu | Also: Chicago Manual of Style |
Featuring 20,000
topics and 2,500 images. Search field at bottom of page. |
Artistic experiment
that presents 86,800 English words, ranked in order of frequency. |
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www.computerlanguage.com - Computers |
www.wordcount.org |
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Common Errors in English Usage |
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Deals with common spelling mistakes in the English language. |
Confusing Words |
Wordle |
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www.wsu.edu |
Collection of more
than 3,200 often-troublesome words. |
Java-based word
cloud generator. Customizable fonts, layouts, and color schemes. |
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www.confusingwords.com - Dictionary |
www.wordle.com -
Collages |
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Daily Writing Tips |
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Blog featuring simple yet effective tips to improve your writing. |
Dictionary.com |
Write Rhymes |
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www.dailywritingtips.com |
Includes
definitions from American Heritage,
Random House, and Merriam-Webster. |
Simple online
notepad with rhyme suggestions for poets. |
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dictionary.reference.com - Aggregator - Also see: Thesaurus.com |
www.writerhymes.com -
Rhymes |
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The Economist Style Guide |
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General advice on writing, common errors and clichés, and guidance on
vocabulary. |
Google Dictionary |
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www.economist.com/research/ |
Returns definitions
from around the Web. |
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dictionary.google.com - Aggregator |
Translation tools |
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The Elements of Style |
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Concentrates on the rules and principles of composition most commonly
violated. |
Investor Words |
Babel Fish |
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www.bartleby.com |
Financial glossary
with a comprehensive index of 7,500 definitions. |
Free online text and web page translation service. Powered by Systran. |
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www.investorwords.com - Financial |
babelfish.yahoo.com |
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English Grammar 101 |
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Tutorial instruction for use in various education settings. |
Law.com Dictionary |
Babylon |
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www.englishgrammar101.com |
Concise,
easy-to-read definitions from The People's Law Dictionary. |
Simple, free
translation software. Translates in 75 languages. |
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dictionary.law.com -
Legal |
www.babylon.com |
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Grammar Girl |
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Daily blog and podcast. Features quick and dirty tips for better
writing. |
Macmillan |
Bing Translator |
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grammar.quickanddirtytips.com |
British English and
American English dictionaries. |
Free online
language translation service powered by Microsoft Machine Translation. |
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www.macmillandictionary.com - Dictionary |
www.microsofttranslator.com | Also see: Microsoft Research Blog |
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HyperGrammar |
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Grammar reference materials from the University of Ottawa's Writing
Centre. |
MarketingPower Dictionary |
Google Translate |
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www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/ |
4,000
cross-referenced definitions of marketing terms. |
Google's free
online language translation service. Translates text and web pages. |
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www.marketingpower.com - Marketing |
translate.google.com |
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MLA Style |
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Features brief in-text parenthetical citations keyed to an alphabetical
list of works cited. |
Mathworld Dictionary |
Reverso |
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owl.english.purdue.edu | Also: Modern Language Association |
Source of
mathematical definitions and concept explanations. |
Sophisticated
translation and word conjugation with audio pronunciations. |
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mathworld.wolfram.com - Math |
www.reverso.net |
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OWL, Online Writing Lab |
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Writing resources and instructional material for students and teachers. |
Med
Terms |
Systran |
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owl.english.purdue.edu |
Easy-to-understand
explanations of more than 16,000 medical terms. |
Market-leading
provider of language translation software products and solutions. |
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www.medterms.com -
Medical |
www.systransoft.com |
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Technical Report Writing |
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NASA manual explaining the fundamentals of writing and reviewing
technical reports. |
Medi Lexicon |
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grcpublishing.grc.nasa.gov |
Search over 200,000
medical terms, ICD-9 codes, hospitals, and more. |
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www.medilexicon.com -
Medical |
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Using English |
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Resources to learn the English language for ESL, EFL, and EAP students
and teachers. |
Merriam
Webster |
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www.usingenglish.com |
Based on the print
version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. |
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www.m-w.com -
Dictionary |
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Web Style Guide |
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Sets out basic design and editorial principles for building Web sites. |
Merriam Webster Visual Dictionary |
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www.webstyleguide.com |
6,000 full-color
images; 20,000 terms with contextual definitions. |
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visual.merriam-webster.com - Dictionary |
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Web
Typography |
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A guide to the elements of typographic style as applied to the Web. |
Net
Lingo |
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webtypography.net |
Definitions for
thousands of terms in the field of technology and communication. |
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www.netlingo.com -
Technology |
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wikiHow: English |
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Collaborative, wiki-based guides covering composition, grammar, and
vocabulary. |
OneLook |
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www.wikihow.com |
Meta-search tool
indexing 13 million words from 1,000 dictionaries. |
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www.onelook.com - Also see: OneLook Reverse Dictionary |
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Oxford Compact |
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Oxford's Compact
English Dictionary contains 145,000 words and definitions. |
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www.askoxford.com -
Dictionary |
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Roget's Thesaurus |
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Over 17,000
entries. Find synonyms, antonyms, and brief definitions. |
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thesaurus.reference.com - Thesaurus |
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The Free Dictionary |
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General and subject
dictionaries for financial, legal, and medical terms. |
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www.thefreedictionary.com |
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Urban Dictionary |
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Dictionary of
contemporary American slang. Not appropriate for children. |
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www.urbandictionary.com - Slang |
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Visual Thesaurus |
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Displays a unique
visualization of connections between words. |
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www.visualthesaurus.com - Thesaurus |
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WebMD Medical Dictionary |
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Thousands of
medical entries from abdomen to zygote. |
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dictionary.webmd.com - Medical |
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Webopedia |
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Dictionary for
computer and Internet terms. |
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www.webopedia.com -
Technology |
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Wiktionary |
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Multilingual
dictionary and thesaurus written and edited by the public. |
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en.wiktionary.org -
Dictionary |
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Word
Spy |
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Blog tracking new
words and phrases in popular use. |
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www.wordspy.com |
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Wordnik |
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Aggregator of
definitions, images, and word usage statistics. |
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www.wordnik.com -
Aggregator |
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YourDictionary |
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Definitions,
thesaurus entries, spelling, pronunciation, and etymology results. |
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www.yourdictionary.com - Aggregator |
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