Longman Web Dictionary

• British English dictionary
• fast search

• word meanings open in new small window

• access to many further teaching and learning resources

• most of the nouns have pictures!
• suitable for ESOL students

• British English & American English
• designed for ESOL students
• basic search is free, but need to subscribe for sounds, more examples etc.
• Learner's Dictionary
• Advanced Learner's Dictionary
• Phrasal Verbs
• Idioms
• Dictionary of American English

• British English
• search for word definitions
• quotations
• ask the experts
• fast search
• clear definitions but no pictures or sounds
• please note - the back button is partially disabled on this site which can be irritating

• American English dictionary
• Thesaurus
• Medical dictionary
• Click to hear sound of word!
• suitable for ESOL students

• American English
• fast search
• synonyms
• conjugations - if you choose this from the top menu you can put in, for example, 'think' and all the tenses are listed - e.g. present tense - I think, you think etc.
• numbers option - converts numbers to text
• references option - grammar references and explanations
• extremely useful for ESOL students

• American English
• dictionary
• encyclopedia
• atlas
• has adverts

• American English
• delightful resource for teachers of children - uses pictures, simple explanations , diagrams
• asks for donations but these are not compulsory
• good for browsing, not searching
• useful for ESOL students

• searches one or more American English dictionaries
• includes adverts
• claims to help poor spellers by offering a close match to the wrongly spelled word but I couldn't get this to work with examples I tried

• suitable for ESOL students
• American English
• increasing encouragement to register (this is free)

• online searchable English dictionary - this includes advertisements
• includes links to other English online dictionaries
• includes links to non-English online dictionaries
• sound available only if you become a premium member