Dictionaries and Writing Resources

Dictionaries

Hypertext Webster Interface. A basic English-language dictionary
OneLook Dictionaries, The Faster Finder Links to more than 200 general and specialized language and subject dictionaries.
Plumb Design Visual Thesaurus. Displays synonyms in 2-D or unique 3-D format.
RhymeZone Rhyming Dictionary and Thesaurus Search for perfect rhymes, match ending sounds, get definitions or related words, check spelling, or find homophones, semantic siblings, or synonyms.
Roget's Thesaurus (1911edition). A classic dictionary of synonyms and antonyms.
The Worldwide Web Acronym and Abbreviation Server. Search for the meanings of abbreviations and acronyms, or find abbreviations and acronyms by typing in words from the expansion. Includes a list of acronyms that have been searched for but not found.
WWWebster Dictionary (Merriam Webster). Includes definitions, pronunciations, spelling, and a thesaurus.
yourDictionary.com. Links to collections of English and other-language dictionaries and thesauri.

Writing Resources

On-line English Grammar. A guide to usage.
Elements of Style (Strunk, 1918). A standard, if opinionated, guide to prose style.
University of Maine Writing Center. Links to a number of writing and language resources.
Writing a Dissertation or Thesis Online guide to process of writing and defending a thesis or dissertation. Includes summary of key ideas covered in guide and selected list of links at the end.
Writing a Funding Proposal Companion piece to Writing a Dissertation or Thesis. Is organized to cover each section in proposal with writing hints and examples.
Writing for History Part of a series of guides on the process of preparing papers in history prepared by the History Department at Bowdoin. The Writing guide includes sections devoted to structure, content, use of primary materials and formatting papers.
Reading and Writing Guides Index Guides to writing and studying skills from the University of St. Thomas
How to Write a Thesis Statement A guide to creating thesis statement prepared by the Writing Tutorial Services at Indiana University. Includes criteria for evaluating a thesis statement and examples.
How to Prepare an Annotated Bibliography A Cornell University guide to the preparation of annotated bibliographies with sections defining the annotated bibliography, comparisons to abstracting, citation information and examples.

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