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Word nerd resources: Online dictionaries

Posted on 21 November 2007

If you love to look up words, here are a few cool online resources for you:

• OneLook.com – Dictionary site that lets you do wildcard searches, a perfect tool if you’re stumped on a crossword
• UrbanDictionary.com – Sound cool past your coolness prime
• The Devil’s Dictionary – Snarky definitions to warm the cockles of your heart
• The Phrontistery – You might call this “Weird Word Central”

[tags]dictionaries, word nerd[/tags]

Category: Language

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