Dictionaries, Thesauri and Vocabulary

The Noun Project

A vast collection of searchable icons free to download under creative commons. Great for creating visual timetables, or supporting pupils learning through a second language.

lexipedia.comLexipedia has a great looking interface which will make you children want to look up words. Type or click on a word to make a word web and see definitions.
knoword.orgA great game where players guess the word from the definition. Great for building vocabulary.
apeword.comA lovely site which acts like a thesaurus on a whole piece of text. Just copy, paste and improve.
synonym-finder.comA nice, searchable synonym and antonym finder. The site also gives example sentences and definitions.
mswinston.com/Thesaurus.pdfPrint out this personal Thesaurus for younger learners. This PDF has a collection of words in each section, plus space for your children to write their own.
collinsdictionary.comA good online English, French, Spanish and German dictionary, thesaurus and translator to use in your class.
unusedwords.comThis is a fab literacy site where you can find interesting and rare English words. Browse for words to make children’s work stand out from the crowd and play ‘guess the meaning’ with your class.
kids.wordsmyth.net/wildA well designed online illustration dictionary with a large collection of words.