We’re often asked “Where’s the thesaurus in your dictionary?” What some users don’t recognize right away is that synonyms, similar words, and antonyms are matched with each sense of a word and appear directly under the appropriate definition for a particular headword. This is why we call it an “integrated thesaurus.”
Wordsmyth Teachers Guide
Here is a quick overview of Wordsmyth features, including Wordsmyth dictionaries at all levels, vocabulary tools, and teacher tools. This guide can help educators make good use of Wordsmyth dictionaries and tools so that students may be helped to improve their vocabulary as well as their reading and writing skills.
How to s*rch the diction?ry using wild card symbols
Understanding how to use wild card symbols will increase your ability to find words you can’t spell or don’t fully recall. Wild card symbols also allow you to find groups of words that contain a particular letter pattern.
Weekly Quiz
With the Wordsmyth Vocabulary Center activities, you can study these words, play games with them, and assess your knowledge of their meanings with a quiz. Go to the Vocabulary Center, the words…
Children’s Dictionary: Map of an Entry
Wordsmyth Word Explorer Children’s Dictionary have many features, much more than looking up the definition of a word. This detailed user guide helps you to make the best use of the dictionary.
tirade
noun a long, forceful, or angry speech, often critical or denunciatory in nature; harangue.When her grandmother saw what she was wearing, she knew she would hear one of her grandmother’s tirades about…
personify
1. to be a perfect or typical example of; embody.The lovely actress personified elegance. 2. to attribute human characteristics to (a nonhuman or inanimate thing).The poem personifies a tree. See the full…
opinionated
adjective having definite and unchangeable opinions, often seemingly on all subjects.Her father is very opinionated and really doesn’t listen to anybody else’s views on a subject. See the full entry