icon The Dictionary.com app brings you trusted reference material faster than pulling up your browser or (for the truly old-school) pulling out the dictionary. The app features phonetic spelling as well as audio pronounciations for words you’re not sure how to say.

User Review

By Charles

Spelling check and easy define. Not as detailed as on PC, which is good when just sd card of memory! Great on Droid 2
Bu Lewis

I’ve had 5 android phones from G1 – Desire HD, and this app has worked flawlessly on all! Really useful!

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When you open the app, you see a very simple screen, and the program is in dictionary mode. The most prominent item is the search bar. Simply type the word you want to look up and press Search; up pops the definition in all of its forms. The app shows the phonetic pronunciation, of course, but if you tap the speaker icon it will say the word out loud, too. That’s a killer feature.

Four icons live at the top of the screen: Dictionary is the first, followed by Thesaurus.com, History, and Word of the Day. Press Thesaurus, and the app produces synonyms for the word you just looked up (or you can enter a new one in the search bar). The History pane is simply a list of all the words you have looked up, so it’s easy to go back and see any of them again. You can also delete words from the list to cut down clutter.

Word of the Day is a fun little feature. As you might imagine, it suggests a new word every day and gives you the definition. Neat. But it also goes a step further and allows you to choose a Spanish word of the day, which is really cool if you’re working on your Español. The app comes with a widget, too; it’s a 4×1 affair that you can put on your home screen so that you don’t even have to open the app to get your Word of the Day fix.

Features

  • Dictionary and Thesaurus
  • Word of the Day in English and Spanish
  • More than 325,000 words and definitions
  • More than 300,000 synonyms
  • Phonetic and audio pronunciations
  • Spelling suggestions
  • Recent history
  • Email and SMS a word
  • Word of the Day home screen widget

0 Dictionary.com works like you’d expect – you type the word in the text bar and press “Search.” It returns the parts of speech and the definitions; with one tap, you can switch to Thesaurus.com’s synonyms and antonyms. I found myself using the audible pronunciation feature more on this mobile app than I do on Dictionary.com’s website. One downside to this app is that I often enjoy reading the word origin information that Dictionary.com provides on the Web, but they don’t include that in this app.

The app includes Dictionary.com’s Word of the Day feature, which is great for students — or anyone else interested in building up their vocabulary. You can also email or text definitions to others. I sent my brother the definition of “schlep.” I hope it improves his word skills.

Other dictionary apps exist – including ColorDict, which let’s you choose and download from a list of dictionary sources, and the Oxford English Dictionary, which provides a free seven-day trial, but then costs around $30. Compared to these, Dictionary.com is easier to set up and use – and provides a solid dictionary resource.

One of the best parts of this app is the well renowned ‘Word of the Day.’ You can find this in the final tab located at the top of the app.  This is a great way to expand your vocabulary, especially if you’re preparing for standardized tests like the SAT and GMAT.  Conveniently, there is also a widget for the ‘Word of the Day’ so you can check it easily from your homescreen.  You can click on the widget to open the app directly.  Note: There is also the spanish ‘Word of the Day’ as well.

This app is a great native reference client, which completely removes the need to visit the mobile site.  This ensures you’ll get the information you need as quickly as possible.  This app is a great reference tool that you’ll find yourself using time and time again.  Try it out now from the Android Market!

 

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