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1000Dictionaries.com 
Links to online language dictionaries and subject dictionaries.
http://www.1000Dictionaries.com/dindex.html
4Reference 
Facts, figures and fun from the Britannica, Library of Congress, Oxford English Dictionary, Roget's Thesaurus, Kelley Blue Book, Billboard and Seinfeld Dictionary.
http://4reference.4anything.com/
A-Z-Dictionaries 
Descriptions and links to free online dictionaries, the Merriam-Webster dictionary, electronic dictionary products, dictionary downloads and software and ideas for saving money.
http://a-z-dictionaries.com/
AllDictionaries.com 
Categorized index of language and subject dictionaries.
http://www.alldictionaries.com/
AllWords.com 
Features two modern English dictionaries, multilingual search, and translation. Also features a guide to language sites on the web and a language discussion forum.
http://www.allwords.com/
Audio Webster Dictionary 
Talking, fully cross-linked dictionary with relevant quotes from classical books and vocabulary games
http://www.cooldictionary.com
Bin's On-Line Dictionary 
Search various on-line dictionaries.
http://language.bin.org/ref/dict/
Cambridge International Dictionaries 
Free online dictionary from Cambridge University Press.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Casey's Snow Day Reverse Dictionary 
Dictionary using the statistical similarity of occurrences of n-length combinations of letters in text to match documents.
http://www.c3.lanl.gov/revdict/
Collection of Web-Dictionaries 
Sorted list of online dictionaries of more than 50 languages, mostly bilingual.
http://www.leo.org/~mike/dictionaries.html
Crosslinked Free Webster Dictionary 
Free edition of a complete Webster dictionary. Fully crosslinked.
http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/webster.mpl
Cynic's Dictionary 
Irreverent and amusing definitions from the recently published Cynic's Dictionary. Samples may be reloaded for variety.
http://www.amz.com/cgi-bin/definitions.cgi
DICT Development Group 
A WWW interface to several freely available on-line dictionaries, including Webster's 1913, the Jargon File, the US Gazetteer, and Easton's Bible Dictionary.
http://www.dict.org/
Dictionaries on the Web 
Link collection -- over 100 links to various dictionaries of about 40 languages.
http://www.helsinki.fi/~hkantola/dict.html
Dictionaries, Lexica and Lexical Resources 
Collection of links to various online dictionaries and other lexical references.
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/etext.html#dictionaries
Dictionary and Glossary List 
Contains links to glossaries and various dictionaries, almanacs and other sources of educational information.
http://zuppa.co.uk/links/dictionaries.html
Dictionary Building Software for Reporters 
Software program for realtime reporters and captioners that lists many diverse vocabulary lists.
http://www.dictionaryjumpstart.com/
Dictionary of Comprehension 
A Dictionary of Comprehension in different languages.
http://www.dictionarydictionary.com/
Dictionary of Difficult Words 
Search or browse this dictionary of more than 13,000 words.
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/difficultwords/
Dictionary of Sexual Terms and Expressions 
Dictionary of sexual terms, a second dictionary of equivalents of the "F" word and thesaurus.
http://www.sex-lexis.com/
Dictionary Plus 
Enter a word and find everything expected from a standard dictionary plus similar words and synonyms.
http://school.discovery.com/dictionaryplus/
Dictionary Society of North America 
An international organization of librarians, booksellers, translators, linguists, publishers, writers, journalists, and collectors. Founded in 1975 to further research in dictionary making, study, collection, and use. Member of the American Council
http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/dsna/index.html
Dictionary.com 
Free online dictionary search, translator, word of the day, crossword puzzles and word games, and vocabulary learning resources for many languages.
http://dictionary.reference.com/
Dictsearch 
Search a variety of dictionaries including monolingual, bilingual and specialty dictionaries.
http://www.ctv.es/USERS/alberfon/dicsear1.htm
Digital Media Knowledge Base 
Free service including dictionary search and tutorials on web development tools.
http://www.hansenmedia.com/
EZresearch.com 
Provides a directory of dictionaries.
http://www.ezresearch.com/reference/dict.html
Free Dictionary and Free Translation 
Collection of free dictionaries and translation sites. Supports searching all dictionaries with just one mouse click.
http://www.stars21.com/freemorn/index.html
FreeDictionary.Org 
A search of multiple databases to find definitions or string matches, with a variety of search specifications available. Features tools to integrate the service with sites or browsers.
http://www.freedictionary.org/
Ghostwheel Information Project 
Made by taking a set of publicly available dictionaries, indexing them into a SQL database, and then cross-referencing them.
http://projects.ghostwheel.com/
Glossaries 
Collection of more than 2000 links to glossaries and dictionaries.
http://www.jump.net/~fdietz/glossary.htm
High Definition Dictionary 
Mixed collection of drug terminology with an apparently arbitrarily selected mix of other, unrelated terms. Dictionary accepts contributions of new terms.
http://hdd.rox.com/
Hypertext Webster Gateway 
WWW interface to multiple English dictionaries.
http://smac.ucsd.edu/cgi-bin/http_webster?
Information Please Dictionary 
Infoplease's free online dictionary. Features almanacs, an encyclopedia, and an atlas.
http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary.html
Ka-BOOM 
Dictionary of comicbook words on historical principles.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Marathon/5150/dictionary/
KnowPlay? 
Simple and integrated access to dictionaries, thesauri, encylopedias, and quotation databases.
http://www.kplay.cc/reference.html
Lexicate Online Dictionary 
Text-only online dictionary directory of language (e.g. English, French and Spanish) and subject (e.g. Science, Computer and Medical) dictionaries.
http://www.lexicate.com/
Lexicool 
Searchable directory of bilingual and multilingual dictionaries.
http://www.lexicool.com/
Lighting Design Terminology 
Explanations of terms used in architectural lighting and lighting simulation.
http://www.schorsch.com/kbase/glossary/
On-Line Dictionaries 
Online specialty dictionaries for English, Russian, German, Finnish and Latin.
http://www.ets.ru/udict-e.htm
OneLook Dictionaries 
Look up a word or term in an Internet dictionary or glossary. Free search access to a frequently updated database of words, terms, names, and acronyms.
http://www.onelook.com/
Online Dictionaries, Translators and References 
Online dictionaries, translators, references accessable from a small pop-window. Requires use of a browser with Javascript enabled.
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~babin005/esldesk/index.htm
Online Dictionary Net 
Online dictionaries on every topic: medical, computer, dreams, rhyming; and, for every language: English, Spanish, French, Latin, German, etc.
http://www.online-dictionary.net/start.htm
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 
This site allows users to search, free of charge, for entries in the latest (year 2000) edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
http://www1.oup.co.uk/elt/oald/
Quotations: The Yale Dictionary 
Project to create an searchable online database and a quotation dictionary from Yale University Press.
http://quotationdictionary.com/
Research-It 
Includes several dictionaries and a thesaurus as well as online tools for shipping and mailing, currency exchange, and language translation.
http://www.iTools.com/
Search-It-All 
A premium collection of the best searches on the Web.
http://www.searchbug.com/reference/
searchspell 
Spellcheck web queries with a typo database before sending to one of several search engines for improved search performance.
http://www.searchspell.com/
Skeptic's Dictionary 
Skeptical definitions and essays on occult, paranormal, supernatural and pseudoscientific ideas and practices with references to the best skeptical literature.
http://skepdic.com/
Strange Dictionaries 
Free online versions of the Dictionary of One-Letter Words, the Dictionary of All-Vowel Words, the Dictionary of All-Consonant Words, and other strange dictionary resources.
http://www.blueray.com/dictionary/
The Alternative Dictionaries 
Includes a list of slang terms and phrases in various languages.
http://www.notam02.no/~hcholm/altlang/
The Century Dictionary Online 
Free 500,000 word dictionary of English with an encyclopedia and world atlas. Uses DjVu and JPEG formats to display page images. Has headword lookup and full text search of 22 million words of underlying text.
http://www.global-language.com/CENTURY/
The Glossarist 
Searchable directory of glossaries and topical dictionaries containing terms and definitions on hundreds of subjects.
http://www.glossarist.com/
The Newbury House Online Dictionary 
Search over 40,000 entries to get clear concise definitions and when available related pictures.
http://nhd.heinle.com/
The Superhero Dictionary 
Each entry compares a superhero's name with its real life meaning and includes comparison pictures and pronunciations.
http://SHDictionary.tripod.com/
The Writers' Board 
Dictionaries, thesaurus, research materials, quotations, useful links and writing-related tools.
http://thewritersboard.com
Voycabulary 
Online dictionary and thesaurus web linking lookup reference tool.
http://www.voycabulary.com/
Word Assault 
Looks up multiple words simultaneously using several databases including Webster's, Easton's, Wordnet, and the Devil's Dictionary.
http://www.wordassault.com/
Word Central 
Student dictionary and rhyming dictionary online at Merriam-Webster's website. Daily Buzzword by subscription.
http://www.wordcentral.com/
Word Spy 
Site dedicated to recently coined words and existing words revived into modern usage.
http://www.wordspy.com/
WordWeb 
A free English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows.
http://www.wordweb.co.uk/free
Worthless Word for the Day 
Obscure, abstruse and/or recondite word, especially one not falling into medical terms, foreign monetary units, foreign units of measure, legal terms, or professional jargon of any type.
http://members.aol.com/tsuwm/
Xlation.com Glossary Database 
More than 1682 separate glossaries, linked by topic and by ISO 639-2 language codes.
http://www.xlation.com/glossaries/
Xrefer 
Offers free access to a wide range of dictionaries, both general and subject-specific.
http://www.xrefer.com/directory/dictionary/
yourDictionary.com 
Comprehensive index of on-line dictionaries in more than 200 different languages. Includes an index of on-line grammars, word of the day by email, and several pages of linguistic fun.
http://www.yourdictionary.com/