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By Wendy Boswell, About.com Guide to Web Search

Need a dictionary? Try the free WordWeb download

Thursday November 5, 2009
wordweb downloadWe all know that there are great free online dictionaries we can use if we run across a word we don't know. But how about a dictionary that you can use both on and off the Web that actually lives on your computer - and is free? That's where WordWeb comes in.

WordWeb is a an English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows (no Mac versions at this time, unfortunately). It works both on and off-line, and pulls definitions not only from dictionary and thesaurus sources, but also reference resources, such as Wikipedia. Check it out - it's a free download and well worth looking into if you find yourself using a dictionary or thesaurus often in your work.

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