There is so much out there on the web to help kids learn. But it’s so hard to find! At EdAlive Top Sites you’ll find over 500 educational web sites designed expressly for, or useful to you in your quest for great resources.
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Abbreviations.com
Search for acronyms and abbreviationsDirectory and search engine for acronyms and abbreviations. The world’s largest and most comprehensive directory and search engine for acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms on the Internet. Abbreviations holds hundreds of thousands of entries organized by a large variety of categories from computing and the Web to governmental, medicine and business and it is maintained and expanded by a large community of passionate editors.
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Acronym Finder
Look up acronyms and abbreviationsDictionary of acronyms and abbreviations. Contains over 750,000 definitions. With more than 1,000,000 human-edited definitions, Acronym Finder is the world’s largest and most comprehensive dictionary of acronyms, abbreviations, and initialisms. Combined with the Acronym Attic, Acronym Finder contains more than 5 million acronyms and abbreviations. You can also search for more than 850,000 US and Canadian postal codes.
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Cambridge Dictionaries
Multiple dictionaries from Cambridge PressSearch multiple dictionaries from Cambridge University Press. Corpus-informed dictionaries for English language learners at all levels. Ideal for anyone preparing for Cambridge English exams and IELTS.
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Definitions.net
A multilingual dictionaryA free multilingual dictionary that provides instant definitions from many respected reference resources such as the Random House College Dictionary, Princeton WordNet, Kernerman Learners Dictionary, Wiktionary, FreeBase, Webster Dictionary, U.S. National Library of Medicine, DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms and more.
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Dictionary.com
A free dictionary for everyday useIncludes definitions from American Heritage, Random House, and Merriam-Webster. Covers medical terms, abbreviations, cultural matters, science and more.
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Investor Words
Biggest, best investing glossaryFinancial glossary with a comprehensive index of 7,500 definitions InvestorWords is the premier online financial glossary and contains over 15,000 definitions, helping millions of individuals understand important concepts required to succeed in today’s financial world. The glossary is updated on a regular basis and covers important topics such as stocks, bonds, banking, accounting, insurance, and forex.
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Macmillan Dictionary
British English and American English dictionariesFeatures a thesaurus function enabling users to find synonyms for any word, phrase or meaning. There is also a blog with daily postings on language issues, especially on global English and language change. An “Open Dictionary allows users to provide their own dictionary entries for new words they have come across. The online edition has been recognised as a good example of this emerging genre of reference publishing.
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MarketingPower Dictionary
4,000 cross-referenced definitions of marketing termsWhether you’re looking for an obscure phrase or your basic marketing definition, the MarketingPower Dictionary has it all! Originating from the print version in 1995, we’re always adding new terms to keep marketers up to date in the ever-evolving marketing profession.
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Mathworld Dictionary
Extenisve mathematics resourceSource of mathematical definitions and concept explanations. The World’s most extensive mathematics resource. Covers Algebra, Applied Mathematics, Calculus and Analysis, Discrete Mathematics, Foundations of Mathematics, Geometry, History and Terminology, Number, Theory, Probability and Statistics, Recreational Mathematics, Topology
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Medi Lexicon
Medical dictionaries, drugs & medical termsSearch over 200,000 medical terms. Covers: Immune System, Musculoskeletal, Nervous System, Paediatrics, Pharmacology, Pregnancy / Gynaecology, Psychiatry / Psychology, Respiratory, Rheumatology, Urology, Cancer / Oncology, Cardiovascular, Dentistry, Dermatology, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, ENT, Eyes / Ophthalmology, Gastrointestinal, Haematology. ________________________________________
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Medicine.net
We bring doctor's knowledge to youEasy-to-understand explanations of more than 16,000 medical terms. Our doctors define difficult medical language in easy-to-understand explanations of over 16,000 medical terms. Provides quick access to hard-to-spell and often misspelled medical definitions through an extensive alphabetical listing.
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Merriam Webster
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary onlineFree searchable dictionary and thesaurus, word games, a word of the day, and many other English language and vocabulary reference tools and resources. Based on the print version of Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.
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Net Lingo
Explains thousands of terms that define life onlineDefinitions for thousands of terms in the field of technology and communication including: Internet acronyms, text message jargon, abbreviations, initialisms, cyberslang, leetspeak, SMS code, textese. NetLingo is also tracking a global list of world wide text terms and international online jargon!
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OneLook
Search multiple dictionaries at onceMeta search tool indexing 13 million words from 1,000 dictionaries. Includes a reverse dictionary that 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. In most cases you’ll get back a list of related terms with the best matches shown first.
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Oxford Dictionaries Online
Contains 145,000 words and definitions.At Oxford Dictionaries, we have just one thing in mind: improving communication through an understanding and passion for language. That explains why we’ve been making dictionaries for more than 150 years and why we continue to innovate and develop new tools and services to suit your language needs as technology and the world around us change.
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The Free Dictionary
Come to grips with financial, legal, and medical termsGeneral and subject dictionaries for financial, legal, and medical terms. Includes a Dictionary, Thesaurus, Dictionaries covering, Legal, Financial Acronyms and Idioms, Encyclopaedia, Wikipedia, The Free Library, More Languages include: Spanish, German, French, Italian, Arabic, Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Dutch, Norwegian, Greek, Russian, Turkish, Hebrew.
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Thesaurus.com
A fantastic online thesaurusOver 17,000 entries. Find synonyms, antonyms, and brief definitions.
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Visual Thesaurus
Diagrammatic representation of words and their links to similesDisplays a unique visualization of connections between words. Uses ThinkMap technology to visually illustrate linkage between words and ideas.
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Vocabulary.com
Dictionary and engaging vocabulary teaching toolCombines the world’s smartest dictionary with an adaptive learning capability. Ditch the flash cards and stop memorizing definitions. It teaches you words by systematically exposing you to a wide array of question types and activities that will help you understand all the meanings of every word you’re learning.
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Webopedia
Outstanding dictionary and engaging vocabulary teaching toolAn online tech dictionary for IT professionals, educators and students. We provide definitions to words, phrases and abbreviations related to computing and information technology. Our goal is to provide easy-to-understand definitions, avoiding the use of heavy jargon when possible so that the site is accessible to users with a wide range of computer knowledge.
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