The new 2014 Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus app is fast, easy-to-use, has all the latest words, and is the most comprehensive and trustworthy combined English Dictionary and Thesaurus available on iOS. It contains more than 722,000 words, meanings and phrases and 410,000 synonyms and antonyms reflecting the rapid evolution and growth of modern English. *More than 722,000 words, meanings and phrases *Over 410,000 synonyms and antonyms*Pronunciation audio available*Literary and rare words useful for crossword solvers and setters as well as Scrabble players *Includes the latest new words and extensive coverage of scientific and technical vocabulary *Over 8,500 place names and 5,500 biographies *Full appendixes of the Collins English Dictionary (The Joy of Dictionaries by best-selling author Mark Forsyth, Guide to Using the Dictionary, Pronunciation Guide and Abbreviations) *No internet connection required Search features include: -Alphabetical listing -Spelling suggestions -Linked Dictionary and Thesaurus -Anagrams -Fast pattern-match search (*, ?, vowel, consonant and group of letters) for crossword solving -Customize search options (starts/ends with, appears in idioms/examples) -Search within entries, definitions and examples -Jump feature touch any word anywhere in the dictionary to go to the definition -Custom action feature allows users to look up a word in the dictionary from within other applications -Bookmark and history functions

Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus alternatives

Chambers Dictionary

Chambers is the single-volume international English dictionary with the widest coverage of all the riches of the English language. Clear, accurate and occasionally witty definitions, with the latest new words from science, technology and contemporary culture. Our WordWeb, Chambers and Oxford dictionaries are also available separately for Windows and Mac desktop (Collins coming soon).

  • size 63.1 MB

Oxford American Dictionary

With more than 350,000 words and phrases, hundreds of explanatory notes, and more than a thousand illustrations, this dictionary provides the most comprehensive and accurate coverage of American English available. NEW With the addition of a convenient Home page, a sleeker and more intuitive visual layout, as well as innovations in the speed of searches you can delve right into the intricacies of English faster and easier than ever NEW Translate and learn as you speak by using Talk & Translate A speech recognition and text-to-speech app separate from this dictionary, which you can download for Free from the App Store. to replace a letter or entire parts of a word* Camera search looks up words in the camera viewfinder and displays resultsLEARNING TOOLS engaging features that help you further enhance your vocabulary:* Favorites feature to create custom folders with lists of words from the extensive library* Recent list to help you easily review looked-up words* Word of the day section to help expand your vocabulary every dayIMPORTANT NOTE FROM THE DEVELOPERS:If you have any questions, feedback or suggestions please contact us directly at [email protected].

  • rating 4.42466
  • size 251 MB

Shorter Oxford English

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary contains an incredible one-third of the coverage of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary and includes all words in current English from 1700 to the present day, plus the vocabulary of Shakespeare, the Bible and other major works in English from before 1700.With new coverage of global English, as well as slang, dialect, technical, historical, and literary terms, and rare and obsolete words, the Sixth Edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary contains more than 600,000 words, phrases, and definitions, with coverage of language from the entire English-speaking world, from North America and the UK to South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, and the Caribbean. It has been fully updated with 2,500 new words and meanings based on ongoing research at Oxford Dictionaries and the Oxford English Corpus. to replace a letter or entire parts of a word* Camera search looks up words in the camera viewfinder and displays resultsLEARNING TOOLS engaging features that help you further enhance your vocabulary:* Favorites feature to create custom folders with lists of words from the extensive library* Recent list to help you easily review looked-up words* Word of the day section to help expand your vocabulary every dayCONTACT US:If you have any questions, feedback or suggestions please contact us directly at [email protected].

  • rating 4.35443
  • size 139 MB