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10 Extremely Useful Websites to Find the Perfect Word

by Nelson Doyle in Languages, December 4, 2007

Anyone who has ever played a spelling game or enjoys writing understands the importance of knowing a lot of words to spell in order to win the game.

This is an extremely useful list for writers, students, educators and spelling gamers.

  1. Slang

    This website teaches the meanings of common British slang terms that Brits most often use in face-to-face conversation and Internet chats. Get hip with Internet jargon and passing street slang.

  2. The Skeptic’s Dictionary

    This is a fascinating dictionary that anyone with an interest in the paranormal, supernatural, cryptozoology, UFO’s and many other subjects along these lines to obtain meanings and education.

  3. e-Medicine

    Need to learn more about an illness or medicine, and then this is an outstanding reference database concerning medical issues. Additionally, learn a host of new words pertaining to the health industry.

  4. SMS Dictionary

    Here’s another dictionary that gives the definitions to an extensive abbreviation vocabulary commonly used in U.K.-based Internet chats and forums. Learn the terms to improve your chatting skills.

  5. Urban Dictionary

    Use Urban Dictionary to lookup common street slang that you may hear throughout the day. Learn the meaning to terms like “jump-off,” “sexile,” and hundreds of other words.

  6. The Southern Word Homepage

    This is a hilarious dictionary that gives the definitions of hundreds of Southern terms and an example of how the words are used in a sentence. Why for ya’ll waitin’? Be ’sho to check it out.

  7. ATS Bible Dictionary

    The ATS Bible Dictionary contains 2286 entries cross-referencing and cross-linked to other resources, so to generate the most comprehensive results for every search. This has been an excellent bible study tool that I have used to prepare for my weekly bible study class. Great for all students of the bible.

  8. Glossarist Food Dictionaries

    If you love to cook up some good tasting foods, then this site offers a glossary of culinary dictionaries and food related resources. Imagine the food or spice that you want to learn more about and skim through the pages on this site to find the answer.

  9. Your Dictionary

    Absolutely a fantastic dictionary website that allows users to lookup words, definitions, languages, thesaurus, play word games and so much more. It’s free to use.

  10. Dictionary.com

    This website offers a comprehensive dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, all reference and the web, so to retrieve the best definition to the word or word term relating to the word search. Also, stay a while and read interesting articles, learn a new language, play a word game, or discover a new Internet tool that can help you find new words.

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  1. Judy Sheldon-Walker

    On December 4, 2007 at 9:53 pm


    Excellent information. Thank you, Nelson

  2. Janice

    On December 5, 2007 at 3:50 am


    I love the southern one. I sent it to all my college friends in the south.
    -Janice

  3. Lucy Lockett

    On December 5, 2007 at 4:24 am


    Thanks,I’ll take a look see.

  4. Anne Lyken-Garner

    On December 5, 2007 at 2:20 pm


    Another very useful article Nelson, I shall certainly use some of them in my writing.

  5. julius

    On January 1, 2008 at 3:28 pm


    thanks, Doyle. these shall be useful.

  6. Nelson Doyle

    On March 9, 2008 at 1:38 am


    Thanks to all of you for the most kind comments. I have used many of them to help expand my own writing abilities. Just to think that I once had a reading problem and today I write for a living. You truly can do what you set your mind and heart to accomplish.

    Nelson Doyle

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