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Merriam-Webster

Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Picture dictionary with 6,000 pictures that illustrate American English words organized around different themes, such as astronomy, clothing, transporation, and sports. With access to a vocabulary-esque game of the week. [Has wraparound...
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Other

The Internet Picture Dictionary: Spanish

For Students 9th - 10th
An online easy to use Spanish picture dictionary. Selections can be made by typing in the word you wish to look up or you can choose a category.
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Other

Odlis: Online Dictionary for Library & Information

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Need to know the definition of any term related to information searching, finding or sorting? Here's the place to look. Entries contain links to other definitions as needed.
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Other

The Internet Picture Dictionary: French

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is an easy to use French picture dictionary. Selections can be made by typing in the word you wish to look up or you can choose a category.
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Other

Japanese online.com

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a free learning service for people who wish to study the Japanese language. Japanese learners can find and talk to one another and form language exchange relationships with native Japanese speakers. You'll also find four Beginner...
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Reference Materials: Printed and Electronic (English Ii Reading)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson focuses on using resources such as dictionaries, thesauruses (or thesauri), and glossaries to find and use words that will improve not only your reading skills but also your writing skills. L.11-12.4c References
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Crossword Puzzle Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a basic crossword puzzle dictionary with an explanation of how to use it. It also offers information and a comparison of three other online crossword dictionaries that have extra features: Wordsmyth, Amo's Online Crossword Puzzle...
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Lingolex

Lingolex.com: Internet Terms in Spanish and English

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has been successful at defining some very difficult technical internet and computer terms.
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Other

Dictionary of the English Language/image

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
See a Close-up image of an original page from Johnson's dictionary. It shows the definition and a usage example for the word "puke."
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Other

S9: Biographical Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Search biographical dictionary for famous people by using keywords or dates such as birth and death years, achievements, awards, literary or artistic works, or occupation and positions held. This is a Wikipedia type system where everyone...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dictionary

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will recognize the functions of dictionaries and the types of information available in dictionaries used in schools. They will learn the differences between dictionaries and thesauruses....
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dictionary Use

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This resource introduces students to dictionaries. It covers what a dictionary is used for, what types of information you will find in a dictionary, guide words and their purpose, and how to use a...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Library Dictionary

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can be used in a library/resource center to illustrate alphabetical order and how books are arranged on the shelves in the library. It also discusses alphabetical order to help teach...
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Other

Britannica: The Britannica Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th
American English dictionary designed for English language learners: word of the day, flash cards, pronunciation exercises, three thousand must-know English words, and similar resources.
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Other

One Look Reverse Dictionary

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
OneLook is a dictionary for those times when you have a good idea what a word means, but you can't think of the word itself. You can also generate lists of related terms or possible answers for crossword clues. L.9-10.4c References,...
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Lingolex

Lingolex.com: Learn Spanish: Railway Vocabulary Vocabulario Sobre Trenes

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a comprehensive look at the kind of terminology and phrasing that would be used when riding or bordering a train. These words and phrases are ideal for travel.