Hi - does anyone know of a good dictionary website. I'm looking for the word "cathartic" at the moment. Also, there are "new" words such as "proactive" which are not in the ordinary dictionaries. Any suggestions. (NB. I am in Australia, not that that makes a huge difference).
2007-08-22 02:21:27 · 6 answers · asked by Marceau 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Try
www.thefreedictionary.com
it got free pronounciation and other things to play with
There's also
www.dictionary.com
you have to join member to get the pronounciation
There are others as well.
I usually use the first one.
See if it helps. =]
2007-08-22 02:33:00 · answer #1 · answered by T7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meaning of CATHARTIC
Pronunciation: ku'thârtik
WordNet Dictionary
Definition: [n] a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels
[adj] strongly laxative
[adj] emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
[adj] emotionally purging
Meaning of PROACTIVE
Pronunciation: prow'aktiv
WordNet Dictionary
Definition: [adj] (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
[adj] (psychology) descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently; "proactive inhibition"; "proactive interference"
2007-08-22 09:38:15 · answer #2 · answered by unknown friend 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.m-w.com/
Nothing beats Webster´s Dictionary.
2007-08-22 09:36:42 · answer #3 · answered by Viajero 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.dictionary.com
It is also a thesaurus and encyclopedia.
2007-08-22 09:30:08 · answer #4 · answered by Jenny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you tried www.dictionary.com or www.wikipedia.com might have it.
2007-08-22 09:29:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dictionary.com
Bookmark it, it's SOOOO helpful.
2007-08-22 09:28:39 · answer #6 · answered by Nothin' Special 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋