Research Guides: Online Reference Shelf: Dictionaries

Finding Dictionaries

On the Library homepage use the red search box to type in "dictionary" along with any keywords related to the type or subject of dictionary you need.

To narrow the results to only online resources, in the left-hand pane under "Refine your search" click in the "eBook Full Text Online" box.

English Dictionaries

Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary is the accepted authority on the evolution of the English language over the last millennium. It is a guide to the meaning¸ history¸ and pronunciation of over half a million words¸ both present and past. It traces the usage of words through 2.5 million quotations from a wide range of international English language sources¸ from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cookery books.

Oxford Reference Online: English Dictionaries and Thesauri (UC only)
Australian Oxford Dictionary, The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, New Oxford American Dictionary, The New Zealand Oxford Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary of English, Oxford Paperback Thesaurus, and Pocket Oxford American Thesaurus

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language by American Heritage Dictionary Editors
Call Number: e-book
ISBN: 0547041012
Publication Date: 2011-11-01
The Fifth Edition of The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language contains 10,000 new words and senses, over 4,000 new full-color images, and authoritative, up-to-date guidance on usage.
The American Heritage Roget's Thesaurus by Editors of Editors of the American Heritage Di
Call Number: e-book
ISBN: 9780547964065
Publication Date: 2013-07-16
Organized in an easy-to-use A-Z format, the resource provides a wide range of synonyms,

Reference Resources by Subject

To search for subject-specific dictionaries in the catalog, do a SUBJECT SEARCH for your discipline followed by "dictionaries"; for example, communication - dictionaries, Online dictionaries will include "electronic resource" as part of the tile.

Please note that some dictionaries may be available only in print and for use on library premises.

Some of our online research guides include links to subject-specific reference sources; for example: