can anyone tell me a website address to download free dictionary and a site for idioms and phrases?

Answer 1

For the software -- the best free one is probably Word Web dictionary & thesaurus (which you can use separately or from WITHIN other programs)
http://wordweb.info/free/

If you want a more extensive thesaurus try:
http://www.mobysaurus.com/


To look up the meaning of idioms I recommend:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/

There are also a handful of excellent sites for researching the origins/etymologies of words and phrases. My 'best' collection:
http://www.etymonline.com/
http://www.phrases.org.uk/
http://www.worldwidewords.org/
http://www.takeourword.com/
http://www.word-detective.com/
http://www.wordorigins.org/
http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?action=dly__alph_arc&fn=word

And this one's especially good for phrases based in literature:
http://www.bartleby.com/81/
(note the several other excellent references available at http://www.bartleby.com/ )

Answer 2

There are a lot of dictionaries on this site, including an idiom dictionary:

http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/

Answer 3

One of my favourite online dictionary sites is www.onelook.com. You enter the word you want to define, and it searches many online dictionaries, including "specialty" dictionaries for various subject areas (for example, medicine, insurance, and so on).

Answer 4

www.dictionary.com gives you all that you want + there is also a place where (If you have a speaker system) you can hear how each and every word in the whole dictionary is pronounced!

Answer 5

go to www.doctor@dictionary .com

Answer 6

here's the dictionary part of your question

http://dictionary.reference.com/

Answer 7

www.wikipedia.com