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Reference: Dictionaries, Grammar
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Merriam-Webster Dictionary
www.m-w.com
Online version of Merriam-Webster Dictionary, based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate ® Dictionary, Tenth Edition. Also includes Merriam-Webster Thesaurus and Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Unabridged requires paid subscription.
Roget's Thesaurus
thesaurus.reference.com/
Online version of Roget’s Thesaurus. Includes search engine.
Abbreviations and Acronyms of the U.S. Government
www.ulib.iupui.edu/subject
areas/gov/docs_abbrev.html
Lists
acronyms for federal agencies and programs; links to corresponding
agency or program.
Abbreviations.com
www.abbreviations.com
Database of acronyms and abbreviations can be browsed alphabetically
or by category; includes keyword search.
AcronymFinder
www.AcronymFinder.com
Provides full spelling for abbreviations; can search by
keyword.
Acronym Server
acronyms.silmaril.ie/cgi-bin/uncgi/acronyms
Internet Acronym Server provides full spelling for abbreviations and abbreviations for words.
AllWords.com
www.allwords.com/
Includes a dictionary; can search for/translate words in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Cambridge Dictionaries Online
dictionary.cambridge.org
Provides online access to dictionaries by Cambridge University Press, including Advanced Learner's, American English, Idioms, Phrasal Verbs and foreign language dictionaries.
Common Errors in English
www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/index.html
Provides a list of the most common errors in formal writing and advice on how to avoid them.
Dictionary.com
dictionary.reference.com/
Provides
definitions using a variety of online dictionary sources.
Also includes a thesaurus, language resources, translators
and dictionaries for foreign languages.
Economist
www.economist.com
The Economist Style Guide offers writing tips, grammar, punctuation and style reference.
Export 911
www.export911.com/e911/export/comTerm.htm
Provides brief definitions of and common uses of all INCOTERMS (International Commercial Terms). Includes advice about when to use terms; shows usage styles for terms. INCOTERMs, developed by the International Chamber of Commerce, define trade contract responsibilities and liabilities for buyer and the seller.
Freedict.com
www.freedict.com
Free online translating dictionaries for English, major European and world languages.
FreeTranslation.com
www.freetranslation.com/
Can translate plain text or Web pages into English from several other languages; also can translate from English.
iLoveLanguages
www.ilovelanguages.com
Online
catalog of language-related resources organized by language
for more than 200 world languages. Resources include general
reference, history, dictionaries, free online translation
services, online lessons, linguistic and teaching resources,
associations, language schools and commercial language resources.
iTools
www.itools.com
Comprised of several dictionaries (English, rhyming, computing, pronouncing and law); thesaurus; translator (universal and specific); anagram finder.
Langenberg
translation.langenberg.com/
Can translate words, phrases and Web sites using several different translation resources from one input page. Includes language identifier/guesser.
Local Translation
www.localtranslation.com/
Can translate plain text into English from several languages; can translate from English.
Look Way Up
lookwayup.com/free/
Online dictionary and thesaurus; links to translating dictionaries for major European languages.
MSN Encarta Dictionary
encarta.msn.com/encnet/
features/dictionary/dictionaryhome.aspx
Provides U.S. English and world English online dictionaries. Includes thesaurus and foreign word translations for Spanish, French, German and Italian.
OneLook Dictionaries
www.onelook.com
Gives definitions for more than 12 million words.
Online English Grammar
www.edufind.com/english/grammar/
Provides guide to English grammar. Subject Index lists rules of grammar alphabetically.
Online Writing Lab, Handouts for Students and Teachers
owl.english.purdue.edu//
Provides online handouts designed to help with essay and creative
writing. Includes Professional Writing, General Writing
Concerns, Grammar, Research and Documenting Sources, and
Spelling and Punctuation.
Symbols.com
www.symbols.com/
Online encyclopedia of Western signs and ideograms. Contains more than 1,600 entries explaining nearly 2,500 symbols searchable by graphic index, word index or keyword.
Symbols.Net
www.symbols.net/
Encyclopedia of signs, symbols and glyphs. Can search by keyword or browse categories such as scientific, math and number, money, power, weather, Web codes, writing systems, medicine, law.
The Elements of Style by William Strunk, Jr.
www.bartleby.com/141/
This classic reference book, a must-have for any student and writer, briefly sets out the principal requirements of plain English style and concentrates attention on the rules of usage and most commonly violated principles of composition. Can be searched by keyword.
TheFreeDictionary.com
www.thefreedictionary.com
Contains English, medical, legal and computer dictionaries; thesaurus; encyclopedia; literature reference library; and search engine. Can browse dictionary index alphabetically and by subject, including mathematics, natural sciences, applied arts and sciences.
Translate with Babel Fish
babelfish.yahoo.com/
Can translate text up to 150 words from English into multiple
foreign languages and visa versa.
TravLang
www.travlang.com
Translating dictionaries of European and other languages,
including English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Danish,
Afrikaans.
Ultralingua.com
www.ultralingua.com/onlinedictionary/
Provides definitions, translations, verb conjugations and language
manuals for several European languages; links to language
and travel resources and country information.
Word Magic English-Spanish Dictionary
www.wordmagicsoft.com/dictionary/tools/index.php
Can enter an English or Spanish word or phrase and get a translation. Includes a dictionary browser.
WorldLingo
www.worldlingo.com/
Can translate text, documents, Web sites and e-mails of up to 500 words into multiple foreign languages and translate from foreign languages to English.
Your Dictionary.com
www.yourdictionary.com/
Contains index of general and specialized bilingual online dictionaries for most world languages, selected multilingual dictionaries, specialized English dictionaries, thesauri, language identifiers, index of dictionary indices and online grammar reference. Lookup function gives pronunciation, function, date, origins and brief definition of a word.
Business and Technical Dictionaries
A.M. Best Worldwide Insurance Directory
www.ambest.com
Support & Resources, Glossary of Insurance Terms provides a glossary of insurance terms.
American Banker Online, Quick Links
www.americanbanker.com/glossary/a.html
Resources, Banker's Glossary provides glossary of banking terms.
American Gas Association
www.aga.org
Knowledge Center, About Natural Gas, Natural Gas Glossary defines technical terms.
American Society of Home Inspectors
www.ashi.com
Homebuyers / Sellers, Standards of Practice defines construction and home inspection terms.
Big Builder Online
www.bigbuilderonline.com
Resources provides construction glossary.
California State University, Sacramento
www.owp.csus.edu/training/glossary/index.php
Office of Water Programs contains glossary of water and wastewater terms.
Cast Stone Institute
www.caststone.org
Technical Resources, Glossary of Terms provides technical glossary.
Complete Glossary of Insurance Coverage Explanations
www.coverageglossary.com
Contains alphabetical list of insurance coverage terms with
explanations. Can also search glossary by keyword(s).
Congressional Budget Office
www.cbo.gov/budget/glossary.shtml
Glossary of Budgetary and Economic Terms defines budgetary and economic terms.
Construction Glossary
www.homebuildingmanual.com/Glossary.htm
Includes a glossary of construction terms.
ConstructionInfoExchange
www.constructioninfoexchange.com
Dictionary provides extensive glossary of construction technical terms and abbreviations.
Construction Management Association of America
www.cmaanet.org
Find a CM/PM, Glossary of Terms provides glossary of construction management terms.
Corporate Finance Network
www.corpfin.net
Help, Glossary includes glossary of financial terms.
Efficient Windows
www.efficientwindows.org
Resources, Glossary provides glass and window glossary.
Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery Resource Center
www.p1m.com
Provides disaster recovery glossary and guide to acronyms, abbreviation
Engineered Systems Magazine
www.esmagazine.com
ES Glossary contains glossary of HVAC terms.
Freddie Mac
www.freddiemac.com
About Homeownership, Calculators and Tools contains glossary of finance and economic terms.
Free Online Dictionary of Computing
www.foldoc.org
Online dictionary of computer terms. Users can enter word or phrase to get definition(s) and examples.
Getty Research Institute Vocabulary Databases
www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/
Contains the Art and Architecture Thesaurus, a vocabulary of art and architecture terms; the Union List of Artist Names (ULAN) vocabulary of names and biographical information about artists and architects; the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names, a vocabulary of geographic names, including vernacular and historical names, focusing on places important for the study of art and architecture.
Glossary of Insurance and Financial Planning Terms
www.haskayne.ucalgary.ca/haskayne
undergrad/rminlinks/glossary
Contains alphabetical list of insurance coverage and financial
planning terms with definitions.
Glossary of Environmental Terms
www.nrdc.org/reference/default.asp
Includes a glossary of environmental terms.
Glossary of Legal Terms
www.id.uscourts.gov/glossary.htm
Service of U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho. Can browse glossary of common legal terms, organized alphabetically.
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
www.buffaloah.com/a/DCTNRY/vocab.html
Provides an illustrated glossary of architecture terms.
Internal Revenue Service
www.irs.ustreas.gov
Search for "glossary" to find a glossary of tax terms.
International Association of Certified Home Inspectors
www.nachi.org
Education, Glossary of Home Inspection Terms contains home inspector glossary.
Iowa Finance Authority
www.ifahome.com
Other Information, Glossary contains glossary of financing terms.
Law.com: Dictionary
dictionary.law.com
Can look up definitions by entering legal term or browsing glossary by letter.
Legal Dictionary
www.fifthdistrictcourt.com/dictionary/legal.htm
Service of New Mexico’s 5th Judicial District Court. Can browse glossary of common legal terms, organized alphabetically.
Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School
www.law.cornell.edu
Includes Wex, a collaboratively built legal dictionary and encyclopedia that defines legal terms and provides narrative explanations of legal topics.
Legal Lexicon's Lyceum
www.lectlaw.com/def.htm
Provides definitions and explanations of legal terms, phrases and
concepts.
Lendicom
www.lendicom.com
Resources contains commercial mortgage glossary.
Lighting Design and Simulation Terminology
www.schorsch.com/kbase/glossary/
Provides glossary of architectural lighting design and lighting simulation terms.
Maine Finance Authority
www.famemaine.com
Business, Financing Glossary contains glossary of business finance terms.
Maryland Insurance Administration
www.mdinsurance.state.md.us/
Glossary of Insurance Terms contains glossary of insurance terms.
Material Handling Industry of America
www.mhia.org
Glossary contains glossary of material handling terms.
National Electrical Manufacturers Association
www.nema.org
Policy Issues, Energy Policy, Glossary provides energy glossary. Resources, Popular Acronyms lists popular acronyms.
National Glass Association
www.glass.org
Resources, Glossary includes glazing glossary.
National Roofing Contractors Association
www.nrca.net
Consumer, Online Technical Database and Glossary of Roofing Terms contains roofing technical glossary.
National Title Information
www.ntiweb.com
Registered users can access title insurance glossary.
NetLingo
www.netlingo.com/
Provides online dictionary of computer and Internet-related words and terms. Can browse by category or perform specific word searches.
New York Stock Exchange
www.nyse.com
Glossary provides glossary of financial terms.
Nolo: Law for All
www.nolo.com/glossary.cfm
Nolo's Plain-English Legal Dictionary contains definitions of legal terms searchable by word and organized topically and alphabetically.
North American Society for Trenchless Technology
www.nastt.org
Resources, Glossary contains glossary of trenchless technology terms.
Paint Quality Institute
www.paintquality.com
Design & Inspiration, Digital Color Wheel, Glossary provides technical glossary.
Remodeling and Construction Glossary
www.repair-home.com/info/glossary.htm
Provides a glossary of construction terms.
SABIC (Saudi Basic Industries Corporation) Innovative Plastics
www.sabic-ip.com
New Engineering Tools, Engineering Data and Tools contains plastics technical glossary
Specialty Dictionaries
www.yourdictionary.com/specialty.html
Provides links to glossaries on a variety of subjects, including construction, architecture, engineering, environment.
StartRemodeling.com
www.startremodeling.com
Mold Education, Toxic Black Mold Glossary of Terms provides dictionary of black mold terms and commonly used words.
Steel Guru
www.steelguru.com
Glossary provides definitions of steel, coal, financial, Incoterms, trade, mining, shipping, steel futures terms.
Talking Electronics
www.talkingelectronics.com/
te_interactive_index.html
Circuit Symbols includes listing of circuit symbols. Additional information provided for some symbols.
Telecommunications Glossary
www.atis.org/tg2k/
Provides the American National Standard Telecom Glossary, organized alphabetically.
Water Environment Federation
www.wef.org
Public Information, General Public, Glossary of Terms provides glossary of water environmental terms.
Webopedia, Internet and Computer Dictionary
www.webopedia.com/
Can browse by keyword or category to access definitions of computer and Internet-related terms.
Whatis.com
whatis.techtarget.com/
Online encyclopedia of information technology defines, explains terms. Can browse alphabetically, by category or can perform keyword search.
Window and Door Manufacturers Association
www.wdma.com
Information, Glossaries provides window and door technical glossary.
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