General Reference Web Resources

Dictionaries

♦  Oxford Dictionaries
URL: http://oxforddictionaries.com
Definitions, synonyms, and grammar for English and many other languages. [11/15]
♦  Visual Dictionary Online
URL: http://visual.merriam-webster.com
Images and pictures make this a dictionary with a different focus. Definitions in up to 6 different languages. [11/15]
 

Encylopedias

♦  Encyclopedia.com
URL: http://www.encyclopedia.com/
"Encyclopedia.com has more than 100 trusted sources, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses with facts, definitions, biographies, synonyms, pronunciation keys, word origins, and abbreviations." [11/15]
♦  Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
This EBSCOhost database provides over 25,000 encyclopedic entries covering a variety of subject areas.  [11/15]
♦  Webopedia
URL: http://www.webopedia.com/
"Webopedia is an 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."  [11/15]