Diction

Acronym Finder
www.acronymfinder.com
This is another choice for deciphering acronyms and abbreviations.

Acronyma
www.acronyma.com
Find out what those multiple-letter words stand for, such as "BMW," "AWOL," and "IBM."

American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
www.bartleby.com/61
You can find your chosen word here — there are 90,000 entries!

Ask Oxford
www.askoxford.com
Definitions are covered here of course, but so are many other word and language links.

Creative Quotations
www.creativequotations.com
Over 25,00 quotations are included here, current and historic.

Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
www.bartleby.com/59/
Here are over 600 cultural allusions explained.

Dictionary of Quotations
www.quotationreference.com
You may search for your quote by author, subject, or keyword.

Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
www.naturalscience.com/dsqhome.html
Arranged alphabetically by the people who said them, this is a short collection of scientific words of wisdom.

Dictionary of Units of Measurement
www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units
This can be helpful to convert units of measurement.

Dictionary.com
www.dictionary.com
Word definitions are available, as are synonyms, antonyms, and answers to grammar questions.

Glossary of Internet Terms
www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html
Discover the meaning of terms used on the Internet.

Library Spot Quotations
www.libraryspot.com/quotations.htm
There are links to several quotation collections here.

Lit Quotes
www.litquotes.com/
You can search quotes by topic, word or phrase here.

Merriam Webster's Word Central
www.wordcentral.com
Time to look up that word!

Merriam-Webster Dictionary and Thesaurus
www.m-w.com
You may use the Merriam-Webster dictionary or thesaurus here.

Movie Quotes
www.moviequotes.com
You may look up quotations from various movies by choosing the beginning letter of the title and seeing what quotes are available from that flick.

Oxymoron Lists
www.oxymoronlist.com
Interested in those phrases that are opposites, like "jumbo shrimp"? Check out this extensive list of oxymorons!

Oxymorons
www.oxymorons.info
Check out these phrases that seem to contradict themselves, such as "new used car" and "reality TV."

Phrase Finder
www.phrases.org.uk
Find out the meanings of phrases, euphemisms, misheard song lyrics — even quotes from Shakespeare.

Quotable Women
www.wendy.com/women/quotations.html
Check out this archive of great quotes by women.

Quotations
www.bartleby.com/100
Online version of Bartlett's Book of Quotations. Over 10,000 quotes are listed.

Quotations and Proverbs Search
www.faganfinder.com/quotes/
Great search tool for locating those quotes and proverbs!

Quotations Page
www.quotationspage.com
Fifteen thousand quotations are indexed here, by author and subject.

Quote Garden
www.quotegarden.com
Quotations are arranged here by topic or special occasion.

Quote Geek
www.quotegeek.com
Quotes from literature, movies, television, and celebrities.

Quote World
www.quoteworld.org
Find the quotation you've been searching for here.

Quoteland
www.quoteland.com
Search for that elusive saying here.

Rhyme Zone
www.rhymezone.com
Writing that poem or song and can't think of a rhyming word? This site can help.

Rogets II: New Thesaurus
www.bartleby.com/62
Look through this index of 35,000 synonyms to find one for your chosen word.

Spanish Dictionary
www.spanishdict.com
This dictionary en español has over 50,000 entries.

Thesaurus.com
www.thesaurus.com
Synonyms are found here for many words. Sister site to Dictionary.com.

Webopedia
www.webopedia.com
Online encyclopedia that covers things related to computer technology and the Web.

What Is?
whatis.techtarget.com
Specialized dictionary of information technology.

Wikiquote
en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Main_Page
Another source for quotations.

Wiktionary
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Main_Page
Free multilingual dictionary.

Wisdom of the Ages — Quote of the Day
www.quotations.com/w_filter.htm
You can choose a quotation here by time period or length.

Word Reference
www.wordreference.com
Popular language dictionary for translation.

Your Dictionary
www.yourdictionary.com
Definitions are waiting. Look for those tricky words here.