{"id":231,"date":"2015-06-17T18:48:40","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T18:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/?page_id=231"},"modified":"2020-04-15T19:39:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T19:39:59","slug":"dictionaries-and-thesauri","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/start-researching\/research-by-subject-2\/dictionaries-and-thesauri\/","title":{"rendered":"Dictionaries and Thesauri"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>General<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acronymfinder.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">Acronym Finder<\/a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Contains more than 4 million acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.lib.miamioh.edu\/american-heritage-english-dictionary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language<\/a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Contains over 90,000 entries featuring 10,000 new words and senses, 70,000 audio word pronunciations, 900 full-page color illustrations, language notes and word-root appendices.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">Merriam-Webster Online<\/a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Online dictionary and\/or thesaurus for looking up spelling and terms. Also provides audio to hear the correct pronunciation of select terms.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.onelook.com\/reverse-dictionary.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">OneLook Reverse Dictionary<\/a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. Your description can be a few words, a sentence, a question, or even just a single word.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etymonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">Online Etymological Dictionary<\/a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"History and evolution of more than 30,000 words, including slang and technical terms.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.lib.miamioh.edu\/oxford-english-dictionary-online\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">Oxford English Dictionary Online<\/a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"The &lt;em&gt;Oxford English Dictionary (OED)&lt;\/em&gt; attempts to chronicle the origin and use of words in the English language. Important features include quotations showing uses of words in different time periods, extensive etymologies and word histories, and a program of regular, continuing revision. This is the largest English dictionary in both number of words defined and information given for each word.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rhymezone.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">Rhymezone<\/a><a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"A rhyming dictionary, which also allows you to find definitions, synonyms, homophones, match consonants, and find similar spellings.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bartleby.com\/110\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">Roget\u2019s Int\u2019l Thesaurus on Bartleby.com<\/a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Contains 35,000 synonyms and over 250,000 cross-references to aid in word choice.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Language Dictionaries\/Translators<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/translate.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">Google Translate<\/a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Translate text in over 100 languages.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.reverso.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">Reverso<\/a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Free access to bilingual dictionaries for Spanish, Chinese, Italian, French, German, Portuguese, and Russian, and translation of short passages.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordreference.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">WordReference.com: Online Language Dictionaries<\/a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Free online translation dictionaries to and from English with Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Russian languages.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.babelfish.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">Babelfish<\/a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Translates text and web pages from one language to another, including English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Russian.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Topical<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allbusiness.com\/glossaries\/business\/4941806-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">Business Dictionary by AllBusiness<\/a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"More than 7,500 definitions of key terms and definitions used in the business and financial world; topics covered relate to accounting, taxation, advertising, business law, communications, transportation, computers and the Internet, economics, finance, insurance, international business, management, marketing, real estate, statistics, and other areas of business.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webopedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">Computing Dictionary by Webopedia<\/a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Find the meaning of acronyms and words used in computing and technology, with categories including accessibility, hardware, programming, open source, and more.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nolo.com\/glossary.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">Nolo Legal Glossary<\/a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"Learn the meaning of words used in legal jargon.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/w1.weather.gov\/glossary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#2248D3\">National Weather Service Glossary<\/a> <span class=\"tooltips \" style=\"\" title=\"This glossary contains information on more than 2000 terms, phrases, and abbreviations used by the NWS. Many of these terms and abbreviations are used by NWS forecasters to communicate between each other and have been in use for many years and before many NWS products were directly available to the public. It is the purpose of this glossary is to aid the general public in better understanding NWS products.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/info-e1433982826316.jpg\" alt=\"info\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Acronym Finder American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language Merriam-Webster Online OneLook Reverse Dictionary Online Etymological Dictionary Oxford English Dictionary Online Rhymezone Roget\u2019s Int\u2019l Thesaurus on Bartleby.com &nbsp; &nbsp; Language Dictionaries\/Translators Google Translate Reverso WordReference.com: Online Language Dictionaries Babelfish<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":113,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-231","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2152,"href":"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/231\/revisions\/2152"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ham.miamioh.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}