ESL Resources: Dictionaries

English as a Second Language (ESL) resources

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Oxford Language Web
See at-a-glance translations in up to 13 languages, including: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai
Merriam-Webster's English Learner's Dictionary
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Dictionary for English language learning. Includes idiom and phrasal verb look-up.
Dictionary.com
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary

American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms
Internet Picture Dictionary
Study English words accompanied by pictures.
OneLook Dictionary
Specifically customize your search for words and phrases. Also includes a reverse dictionary.
Word Frequency Lists and Dictionary of Contemporary American English
The frequency-ranked lists of the top 5,000-20,000 English words can help to maximize your study of vocabulary.
Internet Slang Dictionary
Visuwords
Displays the meaning of words in graphics.
The ARTFL project
American and French research on the treasury of the French language.