 From "aardvark" to "zoologist," Net surfers can click their way through the alphabet. Each letter of the dictionary has dozens of illustrated entries, most of them linked to external sites. Explore Africa, acid-rain, astronomy and more. As you roam onto the Net, the alphabet frame remains at the top of your screen, so you can return at any time.
Look up words (fast) in the student dictionary. Or better still, build your own dictionary. Stump your friends with today's Daily Buzzword! Try all the games on the second floor." Word Central, from Merriam-Webster. Build your own Dictionary where you can submit your own made-up words and their definitions (every family has a few, don't they?)
Another fun click is the rhyming MadLibs-like game found in the Music Room's Verse Composer.
Semantic Rhyming Dictionary Quick! Name a word that rhymes with "poem." For writing poetry, song lyrics, or just for fun, Doug Beeferman's rhyming dictionary can help you find perfect rhymes ("jeroboam") or those that match just the last syllable ("geranium.") Not content to stop at rhymes, Doug's site also provides links to related quotes ("Rome was a poem pressed into service as a city." Anatole Broyard, "New York Times," March 25, 1974.)
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