Dictionary.com- Your Handy Dictionary Online

By Mayur Pahilajani On November 30, 2006 Under Education & Reference, Fun & Entertainment, Generated Knowledge!, News & Information, Site of the Day

Are you a little lazy to refer and correct the spelling of a word in the dictionary takes too much time?

Well, if the answer to those two questions is an emphatic “YES”, dictionary.com is likely to be a good solution for you

A friend recommended this dictionary to me a few months ago, and I already love it. It is very easy to use, even for those who (like me) arent overly good with anything regarding technology. This website allows you to check quite quickly the spelling of those horrible words that you always forget how to write, leaving you with no other choice but to write them correctly.

This online dictionary also includes a great Thesaurus, so you can always find lots of synonyms and antonyms that have to do with the words you cannot help but repeat once and again throughout your papers or reviews.

I especially like this feature, because I heartily dislike when I am left without the correct vocabulary to express what I want to say without repeating too many times the same words.

The site also boasts of a neat language discussion forum where you can put up requests of all kinds, like usage of particulars words etc. I find this site particularly useful while writing reviews when I’m not too certain of a spelling or I can’t place the word I want and thats when the thesaurus comes in handy.

Wait, wait… that is not all. If you are amazed by acronyms (I really hate them) there is also a subsidiary Acronym Finder feature that rescues you from the three lettered labyrinth. If you have a word in your own language and you do not know the English equivalent there is a simple, two ways translator, to many different languages.

On the whole, I think that www.dictionary.com will help you to improve your writing skills, with almost no effort at all on your part. Strongly recommend