Etymonline: Online Etymology Dictionary

Etymonline is a popular online resource dedicated to the origins and history of English words. Rather than just providing definitions, this site traces how words have developed over time, revealing where they came from, how their meanings have changed, and how different languages have influenced English. It’s essentially an etymological dictionary — a tool that explores the roots of words in Old English, Latin, Greek, and other source languages, and shows how they evolved into the forms we use today.

Writers, teachers, students, and language lovers often turn to Etymonline when they want to understand not just what a word means, but why it means that, and how its usage reflects centuries of linguistic change. The entries are presented in a clear, accessible way, often with examples from historical texts and comparisons to related terms in other languages. Whether you’re curious about a specific word’s background or want to explore the fascinating story of English vocabulary, Etymonline offers a rich and approachable way to unlock the deeper history behind everyday language.

You can explore it at:  

https://www.etymonline.com/

App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/etymonline-english-dictionary/id813629612

Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.etymonline.app&referrer=utm_source=download_app_down

Rhyme Zone

Rhyme Zone is a website and online tool that provides various resources related to words, rhymes, and poetry. It offers features such as a rhyming dictionary, thesaurus, and word search functionality. 

Users can input a word, and Rhyme Zone will provide a list of words that rhyme with it, along with related words, synonyms, antonyms, and more. It is a valuable resource for writers, poets, and anyone looking for creative word-related assistance.

https://www.rhymezone.com/

OneLook® Dictionary Search

This web site is a search engine for English words and phrases that shuttles you to the web based dictionaries that define the words for which you'd like a definition. 

More than 19 million words in more than 1000 online dictionaries are indexed by the OneLook® search engine. (Source: OneLook® Dictionary Search) 

https://www.onelook.com/ 

A Maths Dictionary for Kids

A Maths Dictionary for Kids is an online math dictionary for students which explains over 955 common mathematical terms and math words in simple language with definitions, detailed visual examples, and online practice links for some entries. 

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/ 

It includes 270 free worksheets arranged according to topic (numbers, operations, fractions, decimals, percentages, ratios, algebra, statistics, probability, geometry, measurement, time, money, symbols…)

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/MathsChartsPDFs/mathschartsPDFs.html 

Vidtionary. Video dictionary

Vidtionary is a video dictionary for anyone ho is studying or teaching English. It offers a collection of short videos devoted to defining words by showing various example scenes illustrating a word’s meaning and presenting the text of the word itself in a visually meaningful way. 

Vidtionary is for anyone who is studying or teaching English.

The idea for Vidtionary was conceived in Seoul, South Korea in 2006, at which time the project’s creator Donald Anderson was there teaching English. Actual development on the project began in 2007, at the time Donald Anderson began his M.Ed. degree at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC, Canada. (Source: Vidtionary)

http://www.vidtionary.com/

Power Thesaurus @PowerThesaurus

Comprehensive online thesaurus built by users for students and writers, and based upon regular visitor’s participation and constant work of their editorial department for more than 10 years. The synonymic and other associations are suggested, rated and used by its visitors.

On App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/app/power-thesaurus/id967211375

On Google Play:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.powerthesaurus.powerthesaurus 

Webpage:

https://www.powerthesaurus.org/ 

Sentencedict.com

Online sentence dictionary. On this page you can find sentence examples and see how specific words can be used in sentences. Good sentence examples for almost every word.

More than 100.000 entries.

https://sentencedict.com/ 

Howjsay

Free Online Audio Dictionary of English Pronunciation, Definition and Translation. 

https://howjsay.com   

On Android:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.howjsay.search

On App Store:

https://apps.apple.com/app/id333252081?referrer=click%3D753e95d1-cecd-4ae4-a472-66a71c508fa0

Visual Dictionary Online (Merriam-Webster)

The Visual Dictionary is designed to help you find the right word at a glance. Filled with stunning illustrations labeled with accurate terminology 

On this page you can explore the 15 major themes to access more than 6,000 images and see words: Astronomy, Earth, Plants, Animals, Human being, Food & kitchen, House, Clothing, Arts & architecture, Communications, Transport & Machinery, Energy, Science, Society, Sports & games.

Visit:

http://www.visualdictionaryonline.com/index.php

Online Picture Dictionary

Webapp for reviewing or studying basic English vocabulary items for children. It provides about 20 sets of vocabulary (also available in Spanish and Chinese).

You can select a set and scroll through the vocab items. You can also listen to their pronunciation.

This resource was made using images and audio from:

https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/ 

Find it on:

https://www.opdome.com/ 

The Wordsmyth Illustrated Learner’s Dictionary (WILD)

The Wordsmyth Illustrated Learner’s Dictionary (WILD) is an interactive dictionary geared toward children in Grades K to 3 as well as to young English Language Learners.

The Dictionary consists of three sections or environments. All of them are linked with each other so that a user may at any time navigate from one to another:

- The World is made up of places, or "settings," that you can explore. You can find different places. When you move your mouse around a setting, you can see the words that are labeled inside it.

- The Book shows you all of the words in WILD from A to Z, along with part of each word's dictionary entry.

- The Collections include a wide range of categories and subcategories, such as plants, parts of plants, animals, mammals, invertebrates, parts of the human body, actions of the body, foods, colors, and shapes... Included in the Collections is also a collection called Maps through which children can access an interactive map of the world.

http://kids.wordsmyth.net/wild/#/home

Clear Alphabet Dictionary

This free book will teach you how to use the new phonemic alphabet for English called Clear Alphabet.

This book is in the Public Domain. You can download it from:

https://purlandtraining.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/N-Clear-Alphabet-Dictionary.pdf

SongsAndWords

Canciones de todos los géneros musicales en inglés con sus letras. Pueden buscarse a través de estilo, artista, etc. e incluso añadirse nuevas canciones al listado. 

Esta página incluye numerosos ejercicios de diversos tipos para mejorar el conocimiento de la gramática y el vocabulario en inglés. 

También se permite añadir nuevas palabras a un diccionario de creación personal.

Podéis visitar este recurso en:

http://www.songsandwords.com/

Search in Collocation Dictionary. Ozdic.com

Ozdic.com is an amazing and very useful dictionary that helps English learners write and speak more natural-sounding. It contains over 150,000 collocations for nearly 9,000 headwords. 

Examples of how the collocations are used in context are provided.

Ozdic.com is based on the 100 million word British National Corpus.

http://www.ozdic.com/

Etymonline.com Online Etymology Dictionary

"Etymologies are not definitions; they're explanations of what our words meant 600 or 2,000 years ago. Think of it as looking at pictures of your friends' parents when they were your age. People will continue to use words as they will, finding wider meanings for old words and coining new ones to fit new situations. In fact, this list is a testimony to that process. " (Source: Etymonline.com)

Visit this amazing dictionary on:

https://www.etymonline.com/

No Slang.com

No Slang.com is a translator that translate slang and acronyms.

No Slang.com was started in 2005 by Ryan Jones after talking to relatives on AOL Instant Messenger and not being able to understand a damn thing they were typing. 

After much research (and free child labor) he compiled a large database of slang terms, and continues to add new ones every day 

(Source No Slang.com)

Visit: https://www.noslang.com/

Factmonster.com

Factmonster.com is a free reference site for students, teachers, and parents. On Factmonster you can find facts on many subjects including sports, entertainment, technology, business, education, health... It combines essentian reference materials, fun facts and homework help.

Its content is written and edited by experts and includes an encyclopedia, dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, a homework center, and educational games.

Visit Factmonster.com on:

http://www.factmonster.com/

Ozdic.com

When teaching a new word it is important to provide some of its most common collocations. There are many online tools which fulfill this purpose effectively. We will mention one of them.

Ozdic.com is an amazing and very useful dictionary that helps English learners write and speak more natural-sounding. It contains over 150,000 collocations for nearly 9,000 headwords. Examples of how the collocations are used in context are provided.

Ozdic.com is based on the 100 million word British National Corpus.

http://www.ozdic.com/

4 Online Slang Dictionaries

Slang consists of a constantly changing lexicon of non-standard words and phrases in a given language. It is usually associated with a particular group and plays a role in constructing its identity. It should be avoided in most types of writing (academic research papers, essays…) as sometimes, the use of certain expressions can be unfamiliar to the ordinary reader. 

Nevertheless, slang is part of language and, of course, it is important to understand English speakers.

Below are examples of four online slang dictionaries:

• A Dictionary of Slang http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/index.htm by Ted Duckworth. Online dictionary of slang from a British perspective.
• The Online Slang Dictionary http://onlineslangdictionary.com/ Dictionary of slang words, neologisms, idioms, aphorisms, jargon, informal speech, and figurative usages edited and maintained by Walter Rader.
• Slang Vocabulary http://www.slangsite.com/ American slang.
• Dave Sperling's ESL Slang Page http://www.eslcafe.com/slang/list.htmlv American slang.

Merriam-Webster Word Games

Are you interested in improving your English during summer break? Merriam-Webster.com has a page of word games, including Dictionary Devil, Jumble Crosswords, and Scrabble Sprint, for children and adults. 

http://www.merriam-webster.com/game/index.htm