Dictionary Tools Review - Free Online Dictionary and Translation Tools
“Dictionary” is one of the most popular keywords typed in search engines.
It’s being searched more than 5 Million times each month, and if you type “Dictionary” in Google, you will get 223,000,000 results.
Online dictionaries give you definitions, explanations, synonyms & thesaurus for any term you search for.
There are many kind of dictionaries - Encyclopedia dictionaries, Medical dictionaries, Open Source dictionary like Wikipedia (where users contribute the content), Translation dictionaries, and much more.
We have focused on the most popular online dictionaries, that give the best results when you search for a specific term.
Here are the best online dictionary tools that we found:
- Babylon - a single-click dictionary & translator tool. By selecting a word and CTRL + right click on it - a new window will pop up, with the definition of the word, its pronunciation, a brief explanation, and a translation to many languages according to your preference. Once you get used to working with this tool, you will not be able to manage without it. It’s suitable mainly for non-English native speakers, but it is full with useful information and features that help us read and understand better.
They have a free online dictionary tool and a free online translation tool.
The standalone software’s price is $49/year subscription, but there is a 3 days free trial that can be downloaded.
- Dictionary.com - probably the most comprehensive online dictionary tool available on net.Its dictionary engine gives a definition on any searched term, how to pronounce it, audio help, and much more useful information. In addition, it has a thesaurus engine that supplies a list of synonyms to the word you typed. In the homepage you will find a variety of dictionary-related stuff, such “word of the day”, fun word games, language resources etc. Although there is an extensive display of advertisements in my opinion, it’s a free website, so we can’t complain…
- OneLook - One look dictionary search tool enables you to find definitions and translations of any term from a wide range of online dictionaries (1,048 online dictionary indexed) in less than 1 second. Plus, there is an option to use wild cards to get additional results and reverse dictionary that enables you to find a word if you know its definition, or type a word and explore related concepts. Similar to dictionary.com, the use of onelook dictionary search is completely free.