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Visual Thesaurus
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/
An experiment in language and interface, Plumb Design's Visual Thesaurus
is both an artistic exploration and a tool to explore, study, and analyze the structure of language.
By displaying the interrelationships between words and meanings as spatial maps,
the thesaurus translates language into a visible architecture.

Victorian London, Dictionary of
http://www.victorianlondon.org/
A terrific introduction to Victorian social history and 19th century London
by the Learning Resource Centre, University of East London.

California Missions, Illustrated Glossary of Terms Relating to
http://www.ca-missions.org/illusgl.html
The California Mission Studies Assn.'s list of terms related to the California missions
with definitions and very useful thumb-nail graphics opening to full-screen size.

Behind The Name
http://www.behindthename.com/
The etymology and history of English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Arabic,
Indian, Irish, Mythological, Biblical, and other first names.

Little Explorers Picture Dictionary with Links
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Dictionary.html
The Little Explorers' dictionary has 2172 illustrated entries.
Each word is used in a meaningful example sentence, and most have links to a related website.

ArtLex
http://www.artlex.com/
A dictionary for artists, collectors, students and educators
in art production, criticism, history, aesthetics, and education,
more than 3,300 terms used in discussing visual culture, along with1000s of
supporting images, pronunciation notes, great quotations and cross-references.

Language Museum
http://www.language-museum.com/
Language samples for nearly 2000 different languages.

Parapsychology, Glossary of Terms in
http://www.mdani.demon.co.uk/para/paraglos.htm
A thorough cross-linked list of terms related to psychic development
edited by Michael Daniels PhD.

Acronyms, Emoticons & Smilies Page
http://www.muller-godschalk.com/emoticon.html
An Emoticon (or Smiley) is a sequence of ordinary characters used
in e-mail, chat, SMS and other forms of communication using computers.

Vomit Dictionary
http://laughnet.net/archive/crude/rbp_vomi.htm
A glossary of names for throwup. Sickening, really, but somehow fun.

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