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].

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Chambers Thesaurus

The Chambers Thesaurus is the perfect reference for writers and word game enthusiasts, while all lovers of language will find it a pleasure to browse through. There are nearly 40 000 distinct indexed words, and a total of about 400 000 synonyms and antonyms. Our WordWeb, Chambers and Oxford dictionaries are also available separately for Windows and Mac desktop (Collins coming soon).

  • size 21.4 MB

Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus

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

  • size 102 MB

COBUILD Advanced American

Transform your English with Collins COBUILD Advanced American English Dictionary [Second edition]. Learn to use English the way native speakers do, understand words, and improve your pronunciation. The Collins COBUILD American Advanced Dictionary provides invaluable and detailed guidance on the English language, and is the complete reference tool for learners of American English.

  • rating 5.0
  • size 199 MB

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

WordWeb American Audio

A quick, easy to use, and comprehensive American English dictionary/thesaurus with 70 000 professionally recorded audio pronunciations. Fast searching, detailed definitions, synonyms, derived words, examples, and a great user interface let you easily navigate between words as you discover and explore their meanings. On a phone make sure you have your ringer turned on and the volume turned up.]

  • size 241 MB