UrbanDictionary TV is more of a hilarious website that aims to provide videos with urban word meanings to ‘depict’ what the meaning is trying to say. For example, the word “Dog” – which means “not a cat” – has a video of a dog skateboarding around a local park.

Furthermore, if you know of a better video that can depict the meaning more clearly, you can suggest that using the “Suggest a better video” button found below the video.

Features

• Simple and easy to use.
• A great way to waste your time online.
• If you can’t understand the meaning properly – let the video do the talking.
• Integrated on UrbanDictionary as well.

Check out UrbanDictionary TV @ www.urbandictionary.tv

You can also see how a word fits in with other words. For example, if you type “use” into the draw box you would see words like usage, consumption, purpose and manipulate. You can mouse over the word to see the meaning of each word, which will help you understand how it connects to “use.”

If you like to save the word you are examining, you can save it as an image simply by clicking the “Save as Image” button at the top of the screen.

Features:

• Massive database of English words.
• Connect a word with other similar words visually.
• Save output as an image for future reference.
• Define each outputted word by simply mousing over.
• Similar tools: SnappyWords, Shahi, Lexipedia and VisuWords.

FrazeIt is a free to use web service that acts as a search engine for phrases and sentences. You can use the site to easily search for phrases that are used in everyday language or famous quotes by authors, philosophers, etc. Search results for your phrases can be filtered using the options that appear in the left pane. You can specify whether the usages should belong to the US or the UK, what their context should be, whether they should be used in the beginning or end of the sentence, etc. FrazeIt currently supports searches for phrases and sentence in English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you search for phrases and sentences.
• Lets you filter search results.
• Supports multiple languages.
• Similar websites: PhraseUp, Phrays, Exemplar, Artwiculate, VocabSushi and WordSpy.

Check out FrazeIt @ www.fraze.it (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)

Etymonline basically serves as a historical dictionary. For each entry you will find several meanings and explanations including the date used for the old word, the origin language and its meanings. You can also read about the different words that share the same origin and then click through them to read their entries.

Etymonline is an English-only website. Still, it is interesting to see how different languages gave birth to English words we have today. This tool is useful for anyone who is interested where a name, place, or any word came about.

Features:

• Free and simple etymology dictionary.
• Know the origin language, date used, variations, and synonyms.
• Uses various legit sources.
• Similar Tools: Behind the Name or read 3 Sites to Check Where Your Last Name Came From.

Check out Etymonline @ http://www.etymonline.com

Netspeak has four main functions. First, you can find the most appropriate word suggestions in a phrase by putting a “?” in place of a word on your query. You can also type in “*” in place of a word to find the most appropriate one, two, or three-word suggestions. Another expression that you can use is the square brackets “[, ]”  for checking which of two or more words are commonly used. Finally, you can type the tilde sign “~” to find the best synonyms that are commonly written. Keep in mind that you may also combine different symbols within a query when using Netspeak.

Features:

• Online dictionary for searching for common language usage.
• Finds the most appropriate single or variable number of word suggestions.
• Finds the most common option among words.
• Suggests the best order of words.
• Finds the most commonly used synonyms.
• Displays frequency on how often the words are used relative to the other results.
• Displays examples on some of the search results.
• Similar Tools: Voxy, MyInterCambio, PhraseUp, Phrays, Exemplar, Artwiculate, VocabSushi and WordSpy.

• Also read: 30+ Online Resources to Expand your English Vocabulary.

Check out NetSpeak @ www.netspeak.org/#page=home

PhraseUp will then show you a number of words that completes your sentence. You can click on any of those words to see a definition and even examples of how the word could be used in a sentence. It works for idioms and proverbs, as well as for regular every day sentences. It can also work as an adjective finder by presenting words that describe your noun. The tool has a dead simple interface with a great functionality.

Features:

• Find words to complete your phrases and sentences.
• Displays multiple options along with definitions and examples.
• No registration required.
• Similar tools: Phrays, Exemplar, Artwiculate, VocabSushi and WordSpy.

Visit PhraseUp @ www.phraseup.com

You , then, also have the option to hear the complete definition of the word. The tool is free to use, however, your cell phone carrier may charge standard text message and phone call charges. On the backend, SayIt uses a number of technologies like Frovo and Twilio to get you the pronunciation. You can use it as many times as you want without any kind of sign-up or download.

Features:

• Check pronunciation of a word on your cell phone.
• Hear the pronunciation and complete definition of the term.
• No registration or download required.
• Similar tools: Howjsay, Phras.in, ConfusingWords and WebSourceIt.
• Also read:  “Whadja say? Online Word Pronunciation Guides“

Visit SayIt @ www.sayit.solid1pxred.com/#

You can go through ThePlantList by selecting the major plant groups which includes angiosperms, gymnosperms, pteridophytes, and bryophtyes. Then you can view plant families within each major group, and drill down to each genera. Each plant page has the naming details with their accepted specie name, as well as the status of names related to the plant. This is important in cross-referencing the taxonomy of these numerous plant names.

ThePlantList is great for quick checks of plant names. This is especially useful for students of botany, hobbyists, and anyone interested in how plants are named.

Features:

• Comprehensive plant scientific name database.
• Scientific names categorized by taxonomy.
• View statistics of plant names from website data.
• Know more about each plant naming and nomenclature.
• Download sets of name results.
• Similar Tools: Garden Pest Detective, SproutRobot, and MyPlantId.

Check out ThePlantList @ http://theplantlist.org

Phras.in is a free to use website that helps you determine which one of two phrases or sentences is the right one to use. The site determines this by checking which entry results in more search results. Then the one with the most results is the one recommended to you.

You simply enter your two phrases in the boxes available and the number of results is shown next to them. At the bottom you can see what those results actually are.

Features:

• A user friendly web service.
• Helps you determine which one of two English phrases or sentences is the correct one.
• Provides number of search results for the phrases.
• Provides actual search results for the phrases.
• Similar tools: WebSourceIt and  ConfusingWords.

Check out Phras.in @  www.phras.in

Once you have signed up and logged in, just key in a word to know its definition, hear an audio pronunciation, and toggle synonyms. You can also get tweets for the word you entered or see an example of how it is used in a sentence from an online article.

In the right sidebar you can find the most popular word lists which include the 100 most common SAT words, World Capitals, Vocabulary From Jeopardy, and more. All this is easily laid out for you to help you absorb the words quicker.

Word Stash is a nifty tool for students who do not only need to look up a word, but also need to set up a word list that they can focus on.

Features:

• Learn and increase your vocabulary vocabulary the fun way.
• Change the interface themes.
• Add words in the list manager.
• Browse through popular word lists.
• View recently stashed words.
• Similar Tools: MyIntercambio, Howjsay, VocabSushi, and Memorista.

Check out Wordstash @ www.wordstash.com