For those of you who have already visited Urban Dictionary to find out the meaning of some senseless word – UrbanDictionary TV is just another website based on that, but now combined with videos to show you what they are trying to say. UrbanDictionary TV is more of a hilarious website that aims to provide [...]
If you are having a hard time learning a word, than GraphWords is a website you might want to check out. It allows you to examine a meaning visually. Instead of reading a dictionary and simply defining a word, GraphWords shows you the word visually. It shows lines connecting the word with other words of [...]
People hear phrases they do not know the meaning of all the time. We need a tool where we can find example uses of these phrases to learn their proper applications. FrazeIt is a search engine for phrases and sentences and precisely the tool people need. FrazeIt is a free to use web service that [...]
I have always loved etymology. Knowing the origin of a word interests me because it tells a story of people and societies, what they think about the world, and how words evolve to adapt to the realities of its usage. If you are an etymology geek, then you should check out Etymonline. This website lets [...]
People who are still learning English usually have trouble writing phrases, especially on word usage. If you have this problem, check out Netspeak, a web app that can help you improve your English writing skills by guiding you on proper word usage. It is an online dictionary, but not in the usual sense since it [...]
We all get stuck sometimes while writing or saying a phrase because we cannot remember that one word. PhraseUp is a tool that ends your frustration by completing sentences and phrases for you. Simply enter the words you remember and put an asterisk * sign for each missing word. PhraseUp will then show you a number of [...]
You are debating amongst your friends how the phrase “faux paus” is pronounced but don’t have access to any computer to book to confirm. SayIt can help in such situations. Simply send a text message to a local US number with the word and the tool will call you back within a few seconds with [...]
Here is a nice reference for plant lovers. ThePlantList is a growing, comprehensive scientific plant name dictionary of all plant species. Here, you can browse through more than a million plants categorized by their taxonomy. You can also view the entire plant list by family or genus, as well as find statistics based on the [...]
People whose first language is not English often find themselves deciding between two different English phrases or sentences. Both phrases sound fine but which one is the right one to use? Phras.in helps you decide. Phras.in is a free to use website that helps you determine which one of two phrases or sentences is the [...]
We recently learned about Voxy, a cool tool that helps you learn English by using real-life events. Now, if you want to really sharpen your English vocabulary, then check out Wordstash. This useful resource helps you expand your vocabulary by providing word definitions and letting you “stash” words on your list manager for you to study. [...]