noun Download 🔗Share A reference work with a list of words from one or more languages, normally ordered alphabetically, explaining each word's meaning, and sometimes containing information on its etymology, pronunciation, usage, translations, and other data. Examples : "To understand the word "optimistic," I looked it up in the dictionary. " language writing education word literature linguistics communication info Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (preceded by the) A synchronic dictionary of a standardised language held to only contain words that are properly part of the language. Examples : "The school's official dictionary defines "optimistic" as a word belonging to the standard English language. " language linguistics writing word communication education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) Any work that has a list of material organized alphabetically; e.g., biographical dictionary, encyclopedic dictionary. Examples : "My grandmother's collection includes a helpful biographical dictionary, which lists important women in history. " language literature word writing education info Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An associative array, a data structure where each value is referenced by a particular key, analogous to words and definitions in a physical dictionary. Examples : "The student used a dictionary to look up the meaning of the unfamiliar word "optimistic." " computing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To look up in a dictionary. Examples : "I need to dictionary the meaning of "optimistic" to understand my friend's comment. " language linguistics word writing education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To add to a dictionary. Examples : "The student dictionaryed the word "onomatopoeia" to better understand its meaning. " language word writing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To compile a dictionary. Examples : "The teacher decided to dictionary the most common English words used in her students' writing. " language writing education Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading