Price: FREE

Dictionary.com

Our Review

Dictionary.com is a reference application that includes a dictionary, thesaurus, and word-of-the-day option, and also keeps a log of the most recent word searches. Reference words are quickly and easily accessed directly from the app, which can potentially save the user time and frustration from dealing with an unreliable internet connection. The best feature of all – and what helps make this app superior to traditional book versions – is the audio pronunciation. Now, not only do I understand what I’m reading and writing, but I can impress my peers with profound, polysyllabic words without fear of butchering the pronunciation. One might argue this application is the best-of-its-kind, but there’s absolutely no doubt that Dictionary.com is a “must-have” for students and curious minds of all ages.

By Age Range, By App Feature, For Parents, High School +, Middle School, Phonics, Primary School, Reading, Reviews

February 12th, 2010 by Kristen Young Share

Application Detail

Dictionary.com - Dictionary & Thesaurus - Free

Developer: Dictionary.com, LLC
Released: 2009-04-07 00:00:00
Price: FREE

Description from the Developer

The free Dictionary.com app delivers trusted reference content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com. NO INTERNET CONNECTION IS NEEDED TO SEARCH WORDS. The app includes nearly 2,000,000 words, definitions, synonyms and antonyms. It also features audio pronunciation, voice-to-text search and Dictionary.com’s popular Word of the Day and Hot Word blog.

* Named as a top 10 app in the App Store’s High School Survival Guide

* Voted best app for college students - US News & World Report

* Recognized as a top 10 Back-to-School iPhone App – Time Magazine

Features:
* Dictionary and Thesaurus
* Nearly 1,000,000 words and definitions in our Dictionary
* More than 90,000 synonyms and antonyms in our Thesaurus
* Alphabetical indexing
* Spelling suggestions
* Phonetic and audio pronunciation
* Example sentences
* Non-standard uses
* Word origin and history
* Daily content, including Word of the Day and our new Hot Word blog
* Voice-to-Text search (for the most accurate results, please enunciate clearly and speak slowly)
* Favorite words list
* Custom backgrounds
* Shake device to see a randomly-selected word
* No Internet connection required for Dictionary and Thesaurus word look-ups
* Internet connection required for daily content, voice-to-text search, audio pronunciation and spelling suggestions

**Tip: To turn off the Word of the Day notifications go to More > Settings > Notifications and tap Off.**

**For an ad-free experience, search for Dictionary.com - Dictionary & Thesaurus - No Ads in the App Store.**