Quite a few people here have vocabularies that would make Mr. Webster proud and they are not afraid to use them. You can always use the time-honored method of asking what a word means, but that does open you up to the possibility of embarrassment.

There are several good online dictionaries. Merriam-Webster OnLine has a friendly web interface and contains most of the words I know and quite a few I don't know. (They even have most of the really good swear words.) M-W.COM also offers a toolbar for Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.

If this dictionary doesn't have what you need, you might try The Online Dictionary List or one of the Specialty Dictionaries.

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by Mospaw edited by tmpchaos
last modified: 2004-01-23 19:30:42