http://dictionary.cambridge.org/
From this page
you can search any one of five Cambridge online dictionaries; International English, the Learner's Dictionary, American English, Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. The search returns a comprehensive list of meanings as well as occurrences in common phrases and idioms. The site also features a small selection of online activities to practise phrasal verbs, idioms and general vocabulary.
http://www.linguistics.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ccsd/
Previously a free online resource, Harper
Collins have now decided to make some money out of it and it
is presently only available on CD-ROM or
DVD.
http://dictionary.reference.com/
A handy self-study resource, this on-line dictionary provides the usual word definitions, plus a few extras. These include a thesaurus mode which produces long lists of synonyms (which often need to be sorted), together with daily word puzzles.
http://www.longmanwebdict.com/
Longman now allow developers to integrate the web dictionary into educational web sites. You need to apply to Longman for permission, and, if successful, they will send you a piece of source code to insert into your web pages. This will allow users to double click on any word and bring up the definition in a pop up window. A useful resource for centres creating online activities or materials and who don't want to develop a dictionary or glossary from scratch.
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/medelessons.htm#WW
If you need ideas for teaching dictionary skills, this is a useful site. The most recent e-lessons and teacher's notes are archived for you to download and print whenever and wherever it suits you. Initial e-lessons are for use with Macmillan dictionaries in particular but more recent e-lessons can be used with any dictionary.
http://www.m-w.com/
Web site for the popular American English
dictionary. You can search the Collegiate Dictionary and
Thesaurus for free. Access to the unabridge version,
America's largest dictionary, is for paying subscribers. The site also features a Word of the Day and some interesting online word games.
http://nhd.heinle.com/
Heinle & Heinle's Newbury House Online
Dictionary is based on the Newbury House Dictionary of
American English and contains around 40,000 entries. The
resource is free. A Cultural Note of the Day explains
idioms.
http://www.onelook.com
Searches a database of some 963 dictionaries for definitions of both words and phrases. The additional wildcard feature is perhaps useful for work on morphology, as it enables parts of words and sequences of letters to be searched for, and the "reverse dictionary" feature means that lexis related to a word, phrase or topic can be instantly brainstormed.
http://www.oed.com/
The online version of the twenty-volume second edition (1989) of the OED is available only on an annual subscription basis. Individual and network licences are available. The site offers a free 'Word of the day'.
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/index.jsp
This uses special software to display linked
words from an online thesaurus (WordNet at
Princeton University). It is a great vocabulary development resource for very high-level students (and teachers). You can focus the map on different parts of speech. The software could help students with the idea of mindmaps for recording words in groups according to their meaning.
http://www.edict.com.hk/vlc/idioms/
This site provides great activities to present, practise or review idioms. It gives pictoral examples and explanations (plus Chinese translations) of a variety of categories of idioms such as animals, clothing, games, body and nature. It also has exercises and games for students to play using the idioms and a huge list of idioms explained! Ideal for higher levels, a challenge for keen lower level students.
http://www.hangman.no/
Excellent warmer, especially Frequently
Misspelled Words and 2 player game. Reasons to stay at home
could be fun depending on your sense of
humour.
http://games.yahoo.com/games/downloads/tx.html
Warmer/ Filler. Excellent race against the clock
to form words. Rearrange the letters over and over to form as
many words as possible from the same set of
letters.
http://www.skunkstudios.com/wordup/game/
Warmer/ Filler. A word game that's a race against the clock. Good for a warmer though the clock does tend to make you look for three-letter words. Takes time to download. Watch the percentage counter, do NOT click on download!
http://www.worldwidewords.org/
This site investigates international English from a British viewpoint. There are a variety of sections including wierd, topical and new words in the English language. It offers articles and reviews, and a question and answer section. It also has a pronuniciation guide.
http://www.free-english-games.com/default.aspx
A
variety of free games from a fairly basic level - spelling
what you hear, to a more complicated level where you rearrange
words to form a correct sentence, the most advanced level
being relative clauses. You have to sign up to get access, but
you do not get inundated with junk mail as a result! Most of
the games are spelling related, but also includes minimal
pairs and sentence reconstruction. Could be used individually,
or for whole class teaching
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