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BILINGUAL ONLINE DICTIONARIES:
LEO - English-German-English dictionary
This service is provided by the University of Munich, and the dictionary is one of the best free online dictionaries available! I personally use it very often, as it has very detailed entries! Translates German-English, German-French and German-Spanish!
dict.cc - Deutsch-Englisch-Deutsch Wörterbuch
dict.cc is an Austrian online dictionary that offers many features; besides looking up words you can also ask other users for solutions to specific translation-problems in the forum. Furthermore, there is the option to add new entries to the dictionary
BASC - English-German-English dictionary
Need a vocabulary? BASC can help you find it!
odge.de - Online Dictionary German English
"Das kostenlose Wörterbuch im Internet"
student-online - Online Dictionary
Dictionary for English-German and Spanish-German. You can register for free to use the full service.
Pons Online Dictionary - Various Languages
Find the translation of English and German phrases, proverbs and quotes. Phrasen.com also features a special swear word section.
DIX - English - German - Spanish Dictionary
This online dictionary works for the language pairs English-German, English-Spanish and German-Spanish.
branchenportal - Online Dictionary
This is a very technical dictionary which can help you find words for specialized texts.
This is a very specialized term search tool rather than a (simple) dictionary. You will usually find what you're looking for, however, you have to know how to handle the tool... This tool is normally used by professional translators rather than students.
MONOLINGUAL ONLINE DICTIONARIES:
Merriam-Webster provide a Free Online Dictionary for explanations and a Free Online Thesaurus for synonyms
Cambridge - Dictionaries Online
Well-known and very good monolingual English learners dictionary
Online dictionary, encyclopedia, thesaurus, specialized dictionaries...
Urban Dictionary is a slang dictionary with interesting definitions of non-standard English.
Yahoo offers a free English dictionary, an encyclopedia, a thesaurus, quotations, a very detailed English anatomy description and some other services... Although the dictionary is not designed for professional use, I can only recommend this site!
Langenscheidt.de - Online Dictionary
German Online Dictionary
DWDS - Digitales Wörterbuch der Deutschen Sprache
German Online Dictionary
Wörterbuch der Sozialpolitik
Specialized dictionary with german definitions of various socio-political terms.
McMaster-Carr - Technical Dictionary
This is actually an online catalogue of a manufacturer of an engeneering supply company; however, it can also be used as a very detailed monolingual (solely technical) illustrated dictionary. You will only find nouns in this catalogue. I recommend you only use it if you are a very advanced learner or a professional translator, otherwise you could encounter problems handling it.
Translates various languages from and into English.
SPECIAL DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS:
Wikipedia - free online encyclopedia
Free online encyclopedia in (almost) any language of the world! If you can't find it there, you can't find it anywhere!!!
Answers.com - find definitions
Online dictionary, encyclopedia and much more... Here you can find definitions of (almost) any term in English!
Unscramble.net - Unscramble, find, rhyme or define a word
This great site can help you a lot with your homeworks! You can unscramble words, find rhymes, get definitions and look up the correct spelling of a word.
Englishpage.com - Phrasal Verb Dictionary
Find lots of phrasal verbs!
Englishpage.com - Verbs + Preposition Dictionary
Got problems with prepositions? Which verb requires which preposition? Find them all, listed alphabetically!
A list of the most common mistakes in English and why they are errors! Very useful for English learners!
NEW!
>>> Online Vocabulary Trainer <<<
Really amazing! Here you can train your vocabulary from the Austrian school books "You&Me" (5th - 8th grade) and "Make Your Way" (9th - 12th grade)!!! You definitely have to try it out!!! (Thanks to Johannes for the link!)
Pons Lexi Trainer - Your Online Vocabulary Book
Highly recommended! Test it! Get your password NOW and you will be able to use it for FREE all life long!