Best English Language Dictionary and Thesaurus
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Top Rated Selections of Dictionary & Thesaurus
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"A great memory does not make a mind, any more than a dictionary is a piece of literature."
John Henry Newman
First English Language Dictionary - Poster
Webster's New World Student's Dictionary

Webster's New World Student's Dictionary
Amazon Price: $8.32 (as of 05/30/2012)![]()
Reviews 20 (19 five stars; 1 four star)
Roget's International Thesaurus, 7th Edition

Roget's International Thesaurus, 7th Edition
Amazon Price: $11.35 (as of 05/30/2012)![]()
Reviews: 83 (64 five stars; 11 four stars)
Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus

Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus
Amazon Price: $6.09 (as of 05/30/2012)![]()
Reviews: 22 (21 five stars; 1 three star)
Macmillan Dictionary for Children

Macmillan Dictionary for Children
Amazon Price: $11.22 (as of 05/30/2012)![]()
Reviews: 22 (19 five stars; 2 four stars)
Scholastic Dictionary Of Idioms

Scholastic Dictionary Of Idioms
Amazon Price: $6.50 (as of 05/30/2012)![]()
Reviews: 27 (22 five stars; 4 four stars)
Blooming Books
How to Say It: Choice Words, Phrases, Sentences, and Paragraphs for Every Situation

How to Say It, Third Edition: Choice Words, Phrases, Sentences, and Paragraphs for Every Situation
Amazon Price: $2.62 (as of 05/30/2012)![]()
Reviews: 5 (4 five stars; 1 four star)
Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook

Webster's New World American Idioms Handbook
Amazon Price: $10.02 (as of 05/30/2012)![]()
Reviews: 6 (5 five stars; 1 four star)
Super Silly Sayings That Are over Your Head: A Children's Illustrated Book of Idioms

Super Silly Sayings That Are over Your Head: A Children's Illustrated Book of Idioms
Amazon Price: $11.52 (as of 05/30/2012)![]()
Reviews: 5 (4 five stars; 1 four star)
Children's Illustrated Dictionary

Children's Illustrated Dictionary
Amazon Price: $13.56 (as of 05/30/2012)![]()
Reviews: 14 (11 five stars; 3 four stars)
Oxford Picture Dictionary (Monolingual English)

Oxford Picture Dictionary (Monolingual English)
Amazon Price: $11.50 (as of 05/30/2012)![]()
Reviews: 33 (28 five stars; 3 four stars)
The Oxford-Duden Pictorial English Dictionary

The Oxford-Duden Pictorial English Dictionary
Amazon Price: $70.00 (as of 05/30/2012)![]()
Reviews: 2 (2 five stars)
Pictorial Dictionary of Female Words, Phrases and Expressions
Pictorial Webster's: A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities

Pictorial Webster's: A Visual Dictionary of Curiosities
Amazon Price: $18.37 (as of 05/30/2012)![]()
Reviews: 24 (20 five stars)
A First Thesaurus

Scholastic Dictionary of Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus (Dictionary/Thesaurus)
Two essential language references integrated into more...1 point
Webster's New World Dictionary and Thesaurus by Editors of Webster's New World Dictionaries, Charlton Laird
Completely revised from the previous edition. Increased more...1 point
English Synonyms and Antonyms (dictionary-thesaurus) by James C. Fernald
A Practical and Invaluable Guide to Clear and Precise more...0 points
Franklin Merriam Webster Advanced Dictionary and Thesaurus With Spell Correction (MWD-1500)
This handheld learning tool from Franklin is ideal more...0 points
The Clear and Simple Thesaurus Dictionary: Revised! Fully Updated! by Harriet Wittels, Joan Greisman
Our bestselling (over 1.5 million copies sold!) Cl more...0 points
New American Webster Handy College Dictionary, 4th Edition (NewlyRevised) by Philip D. Morehead
The essential dictionary for school, college, office more...0 points
Merriam-Webster Children's Dictionary by DK Publishing
This is a fully updated edition of the extremely p more...0 points
The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition by Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries
The much-anticipated Fifth Edition of The American more...0 points
Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Translation Dictionary, Kindle Edition by Merriam-Webster Inc.
You can set this dictionary as your default Kindle more...0 points
Scholastic Children's Dictionary: (2010 Edition) by Scholastic
The #1 choice in children's dictionaries is brand new more...0 points
Merriam-Webster's Everyday Language Reference Set
An attractive, affordable reference set. Includes more...0 points
Children's Illustrated Dictionary by DK Publishing
A classic-fully revised and updated! The Children's more...0 points
Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary
An all-new edition of the essential dictionary for more...0 points
Handy Dictionary of Poetical Quotations by Various
This book was converted from its physical edition more...0 points
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Master the subtleties of language with the Merriam more...0 points
Franklin Merriam Webster Advanced Dictionary and Thesaurus With Spell Correction (MWD-1500)
This handheld learning tool from Franklin is ideal more...0 points
WordNet 3 (largest English dictionary and thesaurus) by Cognitive Science Laboratory
WordNet is a lexical database of the English langu more...0 points
My First Dictionary: 1,000 words, pictures, and definitions (DK Games) by Betty Root
A beginner's dictionary gives simple definitions o more...0 points
American Dictionary of the English Language (1828 Facsimile Edition) by Noah Webster
This 1828 facsimile reprint of the first American more...0 points
Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
"Roget's Thesaurus" is the world's most more...0 points
Strong's Hebrew Dictionary of the Bible (Strong's Dictionary) by James Strong
Description of Strong's Classic WorkStrong's dictionary more...0 points
The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Joseph Triemens
This book was converted from its physical edition more...0 points
Stedman's Medical Dictionary - 28th Edition
Stedman's Medical Dictionary, 28th Edition has bee more...0 points
Franklin KID-1240 Children's Talking Dictionary and Spell Corrector
Franklin Electronic Publishers Childrens Talking D more...0 points
Franklin Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus w/Comprehensive Reference Set
Franklin Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus more...0 points
Franklin MWD1500 - Merriam-Webster Dictionary & Thesaurus w/Comprehensive Reference Set
Instant lookup to 300,000 definitions and 500,000 more...0 points
Science Content Picture Dictionary, Grades K-5 (English/Spanish)
Offer students user-friendly access to the most co more...0 points
Handmark Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus SD/MMC Card
The Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus combi more...0 points
Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations by Carl C. Gaither, Alma E. Cavazos-Gaither
Scientists and other keen observers of the natural more...0 points
Merriam Webster Medical Desk Dictionary
A Comprehensive and easy-to-use guide to the langu more...0 points
The Foolish Dictionary An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use, confused by a few pictures [not included] by Gideon Wurdz
This book was converted from its physical edition more...0 points
Dictionary - 36"W x 24"H - Peel and Stick Wall Decal by Wallmonkeys
WallMonkeys wall graphics are printed on the highe more...0 points
Sharp Electronics PW-E550 Electronic Dictionary
The Sharp PW-E550 electronic dictionary delivers c more...0 points
Royal Machines RP8s Electronic Reference with American Heritage Dictionary, Roget Thesaurus, Barron's with 4-Line x 1w Character Display
Royal Machines RP8s Electronic Reference with Amer more...0 points
Merriam-Webster's Everyday Language Reference Set
An attractive, affordable reference set. Includes more...0 points
Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Premier Reference Series) by J. D. Douglas, Merrill C. Tenney
The Zondervan Illustrated Bible Dictionary provide more...0 points
NOTEBOOK DICTIONARY
The perfect homework helper! With over 6,000 defin more...0 points
New-Franklin SCD2100 - Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Electronic Speaking Dictionary & Thesaurus - FRKSCD2100
11th Edition. Designed to help you communicate eff more...0 points
Alfred's Pocket Dictionary of Music
Contains thousands of entries covering all eras of more...0 points
The Million Word Crossword Dictionary (2nd Edition) by Stanley Newman, Daniel Stark
With more than 1,300,000 answers, this volume contains more...0 points
English-Spanish Dictionary, Inglés-Español Diccionario (Learn How to Speak Spanish Language Tools) by James Macintosh, Esperanza Lopez
Spanish is the primary language of nearly 400 mllion more...0 points
Children's Talking Dictionary [Download]
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then you'l more...0 points
Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Translation Dictionary, Kindle Edition (Spanish Edition) by Merriam-Webster Inc.
You can set this dictionary as your default Kindle more...0 points
Sybrina's Phrase Thesaurus by Sybrina Durant
Improve your writing skills...Increase your comman more...0 points
English Synonyms and Antonyms (dictionary-thesaurus) by James C. Fernald
A Practical and Invaluable Guide to Clear and Precise more...0 points
Kingfisher First Thesaurus (Kingfisher First References) by George Beal, Martin Chatterton
The perfect companion to the First Dictionary, thi more...0 points
Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases - Super 2011 Edition (With Active Table of Contents) by Peter Mark Roget
About Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases more...0 points
The Ultimate Reference Book: The Wit's Thesaurus by Lance Davidson
Offering endless entertainment for the word lover, more...0 points
Finding the Source in Sociology and Anthropology: A Thesaurus-Index to the Reference Collection
"This combination bibliography-thesaurus . . more...0 points
Legal Thesaurus/Legal Dictionary: A Resource for the Writer and Computer Researcher (Paralegal Reference Materials) by William P. Statsky
A complete reference for legal writers and researc more...0 points
Scholastic Children's Thesaurus by John Bollard
The revised SCHOLASTIC CHILDREN'S THESAURUS contains more...0 points
Scholastic Student Thesaurus by John Bollard
The Scholastic Student Thesaurus has been revised and more...0 points
The Oxford American Desk Thesaurus (Oxford Desk Reference Series)
The Oxford American Desk Thesaurus puts word power more...0 points
Franklin Electronic Publishers SA-309 Spelling Ace Thesaurus with Merriam-Webster Puzzle solver
Practice makes perfect-improve your spelling and v more...0 points
Franklin Electronics MWD-1510 Franklin Merriam-Webster's Advanced Dictionary and Thesaurus
The all-in-one tool for high school and college st more...0 points
The Treasure of the Incas (Webster's Spanish Thesaurus Edition) by G.A. Henty
Webster's edition of this classic is organized to more...0 points
Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language (Webster's English Thesaurus Edition) by Walter G. Ivens
Designed for school districts, educators, and stud more...0 points
A March on London (Webster's Spanish Thesaurus Edition) by G.A. Henty
Webster's edition of this classic is organized to more...0 points
The International Thesaurus of Quotations : Revised Editon by Eugene H. Ehrlich
A thorough update of the 100,000-copy bestseller, more...0 points
Anishinaubae Thesaurus by Basil H. Johnston
The Anishinaubae (Chippewa/Ojibwe) language has a beauty more...0 points
Hawaiian Dictionary: Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian by Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Elbert
For many years Hawaiian Dictionary has been the de more...0 points
A Dictionary of English Surnames by P. H. Reaney, R. M. Wilson
This classic dictionary answers questions such as more...0 points
Dictionary of Legal Terms by Steven H. Gifis
Updated to include new terms such as "civil u more...0 points
New American Crossword Puzzle Dictionary (Revised Edition)) by Philip D. Morehead
This new updated third edition is a rich storehouse more...0 points
English-Ilokano and Ilokano-English Dictionary by Daniel H. Wieczorek
A simple English-Ilokano and Ilokano-English Dicti more...0 points
Dictionary of Accounting Terms by Joel G. Siegel Ph.D. CPA, Jae K. Shim Ph.D.
The updated edition of this quick-reference short- more...0 points
Chambers Dictionary of Etymology
How are the words 'door' German 'Tzr' and Sanskrit more...0 points
The Concise Oxford English-Arabic Dictionary of Current Usage
This convenient pocket dictionary--an abridged and more...0 points
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Acronyms for Fun and Learning
Acronyms and abbreviations, whether true or not, add colour, fun and interest to our language, and thereby they act as mnemonics, or as memory devices; latel...
Origin of Words
Etymology and the etymological study of the origin of words is a vast and interesting subject. Origins of most English words are from French, Greek and Latin...
Fun with English
Fun with English, or funny English language, or plain fun English; before we start, please pop-in the chill pill and try to stay cool. Learning English is fu...
Leadership Quotes
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Inspirational One Liners
Compiled here are of some of the best and the finest well-meaning short inspirational one liners and simple quotes in a line, which will inspire and motivate...
Hilarious One Liners
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Creation of Man - Adam and Eve - Themes, Posters, Gifts & Collectibles
Adam and Eve - the chief protagonists of the early creation of mankind according to the narrations of the Bible are sure to enthral anybody. This fascinating...
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- In preparation for the next level of competition, students have used a variety of materials provided by their sponsors along with a Merriam-Webster dictionary and thesaurus. This year's competition will introduce the youngest speller on record, ...
- Word of the Day | peregrination
- The Word of the Day and its definitions have been provided by Vocabulary.com and the Visual Thesaurus. Learn more about the word ?peregrination? and see usage examples across a range of subjects on the Vocabulary dictionary.
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- What The Hell Is An 'Affordable Guitar' Anyway?!
- From my time spent on the receiving end of many a glowing press release, I've almost developed an internal thesaurus for translating these words or phrases into what they actually mean. It's like the urban dictionary of PR slang.
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May 5, 2012 @ 12:28 pm | delete
- Lots of great info! Thanks for putting it all together!
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AndyPo
Feb 7, 2012 @ 1:32 pm | delete
- I always have my Roget's Thesaurus and Oxford English Dictionary at hand, when I am at home, despite having the option of using an online version.
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- Every home needsat least a good dictionalry and a thesaurus
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- Good collection of dictionaries covering almost each need and age.
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- Great collection of dictionaries. I know of some of them, but others are quite new to me. I used some years ago when I had to learn English language.
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