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American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms University of Illinois Only

Dictionary containing idioms and popular phrases of the English language.  Contains information about context and provides examples.


Credo Dictionaries
University of Illinois Only

Links to full text dictionaries, including foreign languages, subject areas, and the English language.


Dictionary of Contemporary Slang
University of Illinois Only

This book contains information about popular slang phrases in contemporary America.


Dictionary of Foreign Phrases and Abbreviations
University of Illinois Only

Alphabetical listing of foreign phrases, proverbs, maxims, and abbreviations frequently used in English.


Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary and Thesaurus
Free resource--no login required

While not as comprehensive as other sources, this is a good quick reference site from an authority in dictionary publishing.


OneLook Dictionaries
Free resource--no login required

OneLook is a meta-dictionary. Enter an English language word or acronym, and OneLook will search its index of over 900 general and special interest dictionaries for the definition.


Oxford English Dictionary
University of Illinois Only

The definitive record of the English language. Chronological examples of usage make it especially good for researching the historical development of words.

Specialty Dictionaries Free resource--no login required

Provides a variety of links to specialized subject dictionaries in many different areas.


VisuWords
Free resource--no login required

A graphical dictionary/thesaurus that allows you to see the relations between words, concepts, and associations.


Wordnik
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An online project that gives as much information as possible for words, such as images, statistics, pronounciation, and multple definitions.