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Dictionaries online

• Try Collins Cobuild,

• One Look Dictionaries,

• The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus,

• Merriam-Webster, or

• Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable.

Roget's Thesaurus is online, too.

In a thesaurus, you can find words that have similar meanings. Microsoft Word has its own thesaurus too, derived from Roget's original. (It's in the Tools menu).

Looking for an Encyclopedia?

Try Encarta Online. Or there's a real, physical Encarta CD-Rom at Olympic too (in computer 2, or the office).

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