ROGET'S THESAURUS
This site is presented as a Roget's Thesaurus search form. It is based on the out of copyright 1911 version. This type of search is less frustrating than looking for a "headword" in the hard copy thesaurus, finding it's not there and having to guess, where it might be in order to establish the alternative words.
www.thesaurus.com
ROUTES OF ENGLISH
You can find linguistic trivia in at this site. It demonstrates the BBC Online's ability to add value content to superb traditional content, discussing material used on the network as well as answering listeners' questions. For example, when asked what language Braveheart would have spoken, a researcher replied that Wallace would have grown up speaking Gaelic and learnt Scots later.
www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/routesofenglish
VIRTUAL REFERENCE DESKS
Describes itself as the single best source for facts on the net. US site, which includes amongst it's content various dictionaries. It is also contains a wealth of factual resource including Facts of the Day. To give you a flavour of the site; mix Top news by Reuters, with the atomic clock and Astronomy Picture of the day.
www.refdesk.com
THE WORLDWIDE WEB ACRONYM & ABBREVIATIONS SERVER
Not strictly a dictionary or encyclopedia, this site is more a directory of acronyms. You can search for an acronym and see what it means; search for a word and see what acronym it is used in, or simply add a new acronym to the database.
www.ucc.ie/info/net/acronyms/acro.html
