Wanting to find out the meaning of a common sayings or idioms? … have a look at these two websites.
Phrases.net is an online place to look-up unknown idiom phrases. It is a user contributed resource where you can search for almost any idiom and get its meanings. You can also browse the website alphabetically, learn how idioms should be pronounced and easily translate them into 20 different languages. So next time you hear from someone an unfamiliar idiom look it up on Phrases.net.
http://www.phrases.net/
Idioms are common sayings like “Picture paints a thousand words” or “Back to square one” etc., are used quite often in English language. If you don’t always understand some of these idioms, you should check out the IdiomSite. The site contains definitions and meanings of common sayings that are often used in English language.
Browse idioms alphabetically or search for a particular saying on the page using your browser’s search function.
http://www.idiomsite.com/
Tags: Dictionary, English, Idioms, Literacy, Spelling
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Wordnik is a comprehensive word search tool similar to a dictionary but provides a lot more than what a dictionary does. Whenever you search for a word, it not only provides its definition from four different dictionaries but also examples (sentences where the word is used), related words- not only synonyms antonyms, but words that are used in similar context, images from Flickr, audio pronunciation and more.
Features :
- Comprehensive word search dictionary.
- Aggregates definitions from four different dictionaries.
- Real example sentences to show words in context.
- Related words—not just synonyms and antonyms, but words that behave in similar ways.
- Other features include images, pronunciations, etymology and more.
http://www.wordnik.com/
Tags: Dictionary, Literacy, Spelling
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FactBook is website which provides you with a unique way to retrieve facts about countries of the world. Unlike any other website it does not give you list of results or pages full of text, instead it provides you with a set of filters which you can easily find what you need.
For example, let’s say you want to find out in which African countries people mainly speak in English? All you have to do is first choose the Africa and then click on the English language. The results will b showing all English speaking countries in Africa. You may then filter/sort results even further using other filters like population, religion, GDP, government type, natural resources, continent, neighbors… etc.
Features:
- Quickly retrieve facts about countries.
- Filter results based on factors like population, language, religion, GDP, government type, natural resources and more.
- Easy to use, free and doesn’t require registration.
http://factbook.bodukai.com/
Tags: Countries, Country, Map
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RhymeZone is an easy-to-use rhyming dictionary. It lets you find rhyming words and phrases to use in poems, riddles, rap songs etc. Just type in a word and click on the “Go get it!” button to get a list of rhymes. The results can be sorted by a number of word syllables and letters.
Apart from rhymes, you can use the site to look up synonyms, antonyms, definitions, words with similar sounds, search the works of Shakespeare and more.
http://www.rhymezone.com/
Tags: Dictionary, Literacy, Rhyme
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Visuwords is an online dictionary that displays search results in a graphical “neural net” like fashion.
Search results show word definitions, associations with other words and concepts. Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs are colour coded for easy identification.
http://www.visuwords.com/
Tags: Dictionary, English, Literacy
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PicPick is an all-in-one software for software developers, graphic designers and home user.
It has an intuitive interface and simple, elegant operation. After starting the software, you simply select one of the tool from the PicPick Tools trayicon menu when you want.
It features a powerful capture tool, image editor, color picker, color palette, pixel ruler, protractor, crosshair, whiteboard and etc. You can use all these tools freely.
PicPick is portable ware, so you don’t need any installation.
And, this is distributed as Freeware. So you may use this software on any number of computers for as long as you like.
http://picpick.wiziple.net/features
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Game Classroom is a one-stop web destination for accessing high-quality educational games, and homework help for K-6 students:
- We scoured the web for the best and most trustworthy games, and conveniently sorted them according to skill, topic and grade level.
- We spent thousands of hours creating an abundance of interactive content for parents to better understand the building blocks behind their child’s development.
- We created a comprehensive, free homework help section for parents/teachers to provide to children including learning tips, online resources and sample problems.
All of Game Classroom’s educational content has been created by professional educators with over 200 years of teaching experience, and has been outlined using state educational standards. We hope you (and your kids) enjoy Game Classroom and find it a fun place to learn and play games!
http://www.gameclassroom.com
Tags: Games, interactive
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