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We have gathered here
links to various websites that are useful reference tools for research,
information gathering, writing, and other purposes. We hope to add
to this list frequently, as we find additional "reference tool"
websites, or as you send us suggestions for such websites.
The websites listed below
include Omnibus Sites (those that are themselves
a gathering of useful links to other informational websites);
Search Engines (useful for general
information searches of the Web); Map and Directions
sources; a Telephone Directory list; a
Dictionary and Thesaurus list; and a list of
Encyclopedias, Almanacs and Other General
Reference Works. Many of the specific links below are also
listed in one or more of the
Omnibus Sites.
Local information sources
(such as for local government,
local courts and public records,
state and federal government,
county government,
libraries, U.S. Postal Service,
media, and general local
information websites) are listed on other pages of our Englewood
United Methodist Church website.
If you have a suggestion
for an additional link to add to the list, please
send it to us.
Omnibus Reference Sites
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Reporter's Desktop |
This website was
designed to provide a one-stop research center for journalists.
It contains links to a wide variety of information sites,
including search engines, mapping sites, dictionary and
thesaurus sites, and news wire services. |
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Bartleby.com |
Search for famous
quotes, classic literature, and nonfictional works. Site also
includes dictionary, encyclopedia, and thesaurus. Website
also contains texts of some classic literature. Claims to
be "the preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference
and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually
curious with unlimited access to books and information on the
web, free of charge. |
Search Engines
Maps and Directions
Telephone Directories
Dictionary and Thesaurus
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Merriam-Webster Online |
Merriam-Webster provides a free online
dictionary, thesaurus, audio pronunciations, Word of the Day,
word games, and other English language resources. |
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MSN Encarta - Dictionary |
Online dictionary
with over 100000 entries, definitions, and pronunciations.
Part of the MSN Encarta reference suite. |
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American Heritage |
The American
Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition,
2000. Available through
www.bartleby.com. |
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OneLook Dictionary |
Type in a word
and search many dictionaries at once. Also has a reverse
dictionary. |
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Biographical Dictionary |
This dictionary
covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped
our world from ancient times to the present day. It can be
searched by birth years, death years, positions held,
professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and
other keywords. |
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Rhyme Zone |
Rhyming
dictionary and thesaurus: rhymes, near rhymes, homophones
synonyms, and semantic siblings of English words. |
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TheFreeDictionary |
Online Dictionary
- Multiple dictionaries including: English dictionary, medical
dictionary, legal dictionary, financial dictionary, computer
dictionary - together with thesaurus, acronyms, idioms
encyclopedia, general encyclopedias, a literature reference
library, and a search engine. |
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Acronym Finder |
Claims to be the
web's largest searchable dictionary of abbreviations, acronyms
and initialisms, with over 2,977,000 definitions in the
database. |
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Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus |
Containing 35,000
synonyms and over 250,000 cross-references in an easy-to-use
format, this thesaurus features succinct word definitions and an
innovative hyperlinked category index. Available
through
www.bartleby.com. |
Encyclopedias, Almanacs, General Reference
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