dictionary

Everyday

1. A dictionary is a book or website that lists words in alphabetical order and tells you what they mean, how to spell and say them. tree →
2. A book that gives the words of one language in another language, like an English–French dictionary. tree →
3. (computing) A list of names paired with values in a computer program. tree →

In the lessons

Used every day in school for spelling and meaning. Phrases: «look it up in the dictionary», «a picture dictionary», «a bilingual dictionary», «online dictionary». It tells the reader where to find out about words.

Examples

• Look up «enormous» in the dictionary. tree →
• Our teacher keeps a big dictionary on her desk. tree →
• I used an online dictionary to check the spelling. tree →
• She bought a French dictionary for her holiday. tree →
• Words in a dictionary are in alphabetical order. tree →
• The dictionary says «colour» is spelled «color» in the US. tree →
• My little brother has a picture dictionary. tree →
• The youth who knew the dictionary and newspaper by heart had a black horse, and he who knew all about the corporation laws received a milk-white steed. tree →

Note

Plural: dictionaries (y changes to ies). Alphabetical order trap: words are sorted letter by letter, so «cat» comes before «catch». A thesaurus is different: it gives words with similar meanings. Spelling: dic-tion-ar-y.

In Jewish tradition

Used every day in school for spelling and meaning. Phrases: «look it up in the dictionary», «a picture dictionary», «a bilingual dictionary», «online dictionary». It tells the reader where to find out about words.

Examples

• Frey in his dictionary gives ChHM as the plural word, lives, or vitae. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• This passage is explained by Isaac Satanow in his Hebrew Dictionary entitled Sephath Emeth, p. 44, b: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
• Bible dictionaries generally give the word as Cherubim, but in Hebrew the initial letter is always K and not Ch. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Plural: dictionaries (y changes to ies). Alphabetical order trap: words are sorted letter by letter, so «cat» comes before «catch». A thesaurus is different: it gives words with similar meanings. Spelling: dic-tion-ar-y.