Definition of dictionary in English:

dictionary

nounPlural dictionaries ˈdɪkʃ(ə)n(ə)riˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri

1A book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage.
字典，词典，辞书
I'll look up 'love' in the dictionary
the website gives access to an online dictionary
as modifier the dictionary definition of ‘smile’
Example sentencesExamples
- Taberah was reading the bilingual dictionary with rapt concentration.
- The latest dictionary contains new words and phrases that sum up life in the UK today.
- Often he would search for minutes in his Arabic-English dictionary for the exact word he wanted.
- There is not a word in the English dictionary to really describe this pre-meditated act of evil and wickedness.
- She also started compiling a dictionary of youth slang first used by the transvestite community.
- We're calling the film Incubus because we looked the word up in the dictionary and thought it sounded enigmatic.
- On the surface, both are among the simplest of words in the French dictionary.
- Seventy years ago, the Philological Society had resolved to publish a completely new English dictionary.
- I can remember my schoolteacher telling me to look a word up in the dictionary.
- Later reference to a dictionary illuminated the answer, but by that stage all had been revealed.
- And can we take a moment to thank all our readers who sent in English slang dictionaries?
- ‘Personhood’ is not found in many dictionaries or reference works.
- We had to get up at one point and look up a word in the dictionary because he didn't believe me that it existed.
- The software uses a standard dictionary, designed by Kiran, to accomplish the task.
- Questions as to the meaning of words in documents can rarely, if ever, be determined conclusively by reference to dictionaries.
- The problem is that my French vocabulary is so poor that I end up having to look up every other word in a dictionary so it takes ages.
- I keep turning to the dictionary and the thesaurus, not for a reference, simply to read words at random.
- Apart from in books and dictionaries it was a word that was hardly heard.
- Group 1 selected equivalents for a test item on a multiple-choice test by using only the monolingual English dictionary.
- Mark Twain claimed never to have coined a word as far as he knew, though historical dictionaries list him as the first user of many.
Synonyms
lexicon, wordbook, glossary, vocabulary list, vocabulary, word list, wordfinder
1. 1.1 A reference book on a particular subject, the items of which are typically arranged in alphabetical order.
  （按字母顺序编排的有关一定主题的）参考书
  a dictionary of quotations
  引语大全。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Instead I had to settle for a couple of old-fashioned dictionaries of quotations.
  Today, there are hundreds of language and subject dictionaries, but rarely are these wonderful works of reference available to those who need them.
  A set of eight dictionaries, covering thesaurus, quotations, spelling, business and grammar comes for Rs.795.
  Why he managed to justify murder and get into all the quotation dictionaries with a comment that is obvious to any cook and irrelevant to mass murder is the sort of question that politicians don't answer.
  Save for a brief quotation from a dictionary of folklore, I have so far neglected Anglo-Saxon attitudes.
  In addition, many local libraries have legal dictionaries that list attorneys and their areas of expertise in and around your state.
  My biographical dictionary describes Virginia Woolf as " the archetypal modernist".
  For his castaway book he picks a dictionary of flora and fauna.
  Check out the books also on the lighter side of the English language and also the dictionary of word origins.
  Don't rush to make good the deficiency by consulting a dictionary of national biographies.
  We could consult an American biographical dictionary, in case Burdett left a lasting mark.
  The standard dictionaries of English quotations don't have a single Indian entry.
2. 1.2Computing A set of words or other text strings made for use in applications such as spellcheckers.
  the worm attempts to crack account passwords using a built-in dictionary
  Example sentencesExamples
  The first attack is to test a dictionary of about 1,000 common passwords, things like ‘letmein’, ‘password’, ‘123456’ and so on.
  It uses a myriad of hacking tools as well as a 340-million-word dictionary to unlock passwords.
  There are tools on the Internet that use dictionaries of common words and phrases to crack a password.
  If it finds something in your text that isn't in the dictionary, you are offered a list of alternatives you can include instead.
  I wanted to remove the misspelled word from the dictionary, but couldn't figure out how to do it.

Phrases

have swallowed a dictionary

informal Use long and obscure words when speaking.
〈非正式〉（说话时）使用又长又晦涩的词语
Example sentencesExamples
- It sounds like someone has swallowed a dictionary and is trying to justify a wishy wash outlook.
- The reception was held in the Armagh City Hotel and by all accounts everybody swore that Noel had swallowed a dictionary because of all the big words he used during the speech.
- Hulme seems to have swallowed a dictionary and the results are arch and self-congratulatory.

Origin

Early 16th century: from medieval Latin dictionarium (manuale) or dictionarius (liber) 'manual or book of words', from Latin dictio (see diction).

lexicon from early 17th century:
While a dictionary (early 16th century) goes back to the Latin dicere ‘to speak’, lexicon comes from Greek lexikon (biblion) ‘(book) of words’, from lexis ‘word’, from legein ‘speak’.

Definition of dictionary in US English:

dictionary

nounˈdikSHəˌnerēˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri

1A book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage.
字典，词典，辞书
I'll look up ‘love’ in the dictionary
the website gives access to an online dictionary
as modifier the dictionary definition of ‘smile’
Example sentencesExamples
- And can we take a moment to thank all our readers who sent in English slang dictionaries?
- Questions as to the meaning of words in documents can rarely, if ever, be determined conclusively by reference to dictionaries.
- Often he would search for minutes in his Arabic-English dictionary for the exact word he wanted.
- Apart from in books and dictionaries it was a word that was hardly heard.
- We had to get up at one point and look up a word in the dictionary because he didn't believe me that it existed.
- There is not a word in the English dictionary to really describe this pre-meditated act of evil and wickedness.
- Group 1 selected equivalents for a test item on a multiple-choice test by using only the monolingual English dictionary.
- The software uses a standard dictionary, designed by Kiran, to accomplish the task.
- ‘Personhood’ is not found in many dictionaries or reference works.
- Mark Twain claimed never to have coined a word as far as he knew, though historical dictionaries list him as the first user of many.
- Taberah was reading the bilingual dictionary with rapt concentration.
- Later reference to a dictionary illuminated the answer, but by that stage all had been revealed.
- I can remember my schoolteacher telling me to look a word up in the dictionary.
- The problem is that my French vocabulary is so poor that I end up having to look up every other word in a dictionary so it takes ages.
- Seventy years ago, the Philological Society had resolved to publish a completely new English dictionary.
- I keep turning to the dictionary and the thesaurus, not for a reference, simply to read words at random.
- On the surface, both are among the simplest of words in the French dictionary.
- We're calling the film Incubus because we looked the word up in the dictionary and thought it sounded enigmatic.
- The latest dictionary contains new words and phrases that sum up life in the UK today.
- She also started compiling a dictionary of youth slang first used by the transvestite community.
Synonyms
lexicon, wordbook, glossary, vocabulary list, vocabulary, word list, wordfinder
1. 1.1 A reference work on a particular subject, the items of which are typically arranged in alphabetical order.
  （按字母顺序编排的有关一定主题的）参考书
  a dictionary of quotations
  引语大全。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Today, there are hundreds of language and subject dictionaries, but rarely are these wonderful works of reference available to those who need them.
  A set of eight dictionaries, covering thesaurus, quotations, spelling, business and grammar comes for Rs.795.
  My biographical dictionary describes Virginia Woolf as " the archetypal modernist".
  Don't rush to make good the deficiency by consulting a dictionary of national biographies.
  Save for a brief quotation from a dictionary of folklore, I have so far neglected Anglo-Saxon attitudes.
  We could consult an American biographical dictionary, in case Burdett left a lasting mark.
  In addition, many local libraries have legal dictionaries that list attorneys and their areas of expertise in and around your state.
  For his castaway book he picks a dictionary of flora and fauna.
  Why he managed to justify murder and get into all the quotation dictionaries with a comment that is obvious to any cook and irrelevant to mass murder is the sort of question that politicians don't answer.
  Instead I had to settle for a couple of old-fashioned dictionaries of quotations.
  Check out the books also on the lighter side of the English language and also the dictionary of word origins.
  The standard dictionaries of English quotations don't have a single Indian entry.
2. 1.2Computing A set of words or other text strings made for use in applications such as spelling checkers.
  the worm attempts to crack account passwords using a built-in dictionary
  Example sentencesExamples
  It uses a myriad of hacking tools as well as a 340-million-word dictionary to unlock passwords.
  If it finds something in your text that isn't in the dictionary, you are offered a list of alternatives you can include instead.
  There are tools on the Internet that use dictionaries of common words and phrases to crack a password.
  The first attack is to test a dictionary of about 1,000 common passwords, things like ‘letmein’, ‘password’, ‘123456’ and so on.
  I wanted to remove the misspelled word from the dictionary, but couldn't figure out how to do it.

Phrases

have swallowed a dictionary

informal Use long and obscure words when speaking.
〈非正式〉（说话时）使用又长又晦涩的词语
Example sentencesExamples
- The reception was held in the Armagh City Hotel and by all accounts everybody swore that Noel had swallowed a dictionary because of all the big words he used during the speech.
- Hulme seems to have swallowed a dictionary and the results are arch and self-congratulatory.
- It sounds like someone has swallowed a dictionary and is trying to justify a wishy wash outlook.

Origin

Early 16th century: from medieval Latin dictionarium (manuale) or dictionarius (liber) ‘manual or book of words’, from Latin dictio (see diction).

词汇	dictionary
释义	Definition of dictionary in English: dictionary nounPlural dictionaries ˈdɪkʃ(ə)n(ə)riˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri 1A book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage. 字典，词典，辞书 I'll look up 'love' in the dictionary the website gives access to an online dictionary as modifier the dictionary definition of ‘smile’ Example sentencesExamples Taberah was reading the bilingual dictionary with rapt concentration. The latest dictionary contains new words and phrases that sum up life in the UK today. Often he would search for minutes in his Arabic-English dictionary for the exact word he wanted. There is not a word in the English dictionary to really describe this pre-meditated act of evil and wickedness. She also started compiling a dictionary of youth slang first used by the transvestite community. We're calling the film Incubus because we looked the word up in the dictionary and thought it sounded enigmatic. On the surface, both are among the simplest of words in the French dictionary. Seventy years ago, the Philological Society had resolved to publish a completely new English dictionary. I can remember my schoolteacher telling me to look a word up in the dictionary. Later reference to a dictionary illuminated the answer, but by that stage all had been revealed. And can we take a moment to thank all our readers who sent in English slang dictionaries? ‘Personhood’ is not found in many dictionaries or reference works. We had to get up at one point and look up a word in the dictionary because he didn't believe me that it existed. The software uses a standard dictionary, designed by Kiran, to accomplish the task. Questions as to the meaning of words in documents can rarely, if ever, be determined conclusively by reference to dictionaries. The problem is that my French vocabulary is so poor that I end up having to look up every other word in a dictionary so it takes ages. I keep turning to the dictionary and the thesaurus, not for a reference, simply to read words at random. Apart from in books and dictionaries it was a word that was hardly heard. Group 1 selected equivalents for a test item on a multiple-choice test by using only the monolingual English dictionary. Mark Twain claimed never to have coined a word as far as he knew, though historical dictionaries list him as the first user of many. Synonyms lexicon, wordbook, glossary, vocabulary list, vocabulary, word list, wordfinder 1.1 A reference book on a particular subject, the items of which are typically arranged in alphabetical order. （按字母顺序编排的有关一定主题的）参考书 a dictionary of quotations 引语大全。 Example sentencesExamples Instead I had to settle for a couple of old-fashioned dictionaries of quotations. Today, there are hundreds of language and subject dictionaries, but rarely are these wonderful works of reference available to those who need them. A set of eight dictionaries, covering thesaurus, quotations, spelling, business and grammar comes for Rs.795. Why he managed to justify murder and get into all the quotation dictionaries with a comment that is obvious to any cook and irrelevant to mass murder is the sort of question that politicians don't answer. Save for a brief quotation from a dictionary of folklore, I have so far neglected Anglo-Saxon attitudes. In addition, many local libraries have legal dictionaries that list attorneys and their areas of expertise in and around your state. My biographical dictionary describes Virginia Woolf as " the archetypal modernist". For his castaway book he picks a dictionary of flora and fauna. Check out the books also on the lighter side of the English language and also the dictionary of word origins. Don't rush to make good the deficiency by consulting a dictionary of national biographies. We could consult an American biographical dictionary, in case Burdett left a lasting mark. The standard dictionaries of English quotations don't have a single Indian entry. 1.2Computing A set of words or other text strings made for use in applications such as spellcheckers. the worm attempts to crack account passwords using a built-in dictionary Example sentencesExamples The first attack is to test a dictionary of about 1,000 common passwords, things like ‘letmein’, ‘password’, ‘123456’ and so on. It uses a myriad of hacking tools as well as a 340-million-word dictionary to unlock passwords. There are tools on the Internet that use dictionaries of common words and phrases to crack a password. If it finds something in your text that isn't in the dictionary, you are offered a list of alternatives you can include instead. I wanted to remove the misspelled word from the dictionary, but couldn't figure out how to do it. Phrases have swallowed a dictionary informal Use long and obscure words when speaking. 〈非正式〉（说话时）使用又长又晦涩的词语 Example sentencesExamples It sounds like someone has swallowed a dictionary and is trying to justify a wishy wash outlook. The reception was held in the Armagh City Hotel and by all accounts everybody swore that Noel had swallowed a dictionary because of all the big words he used during the speech. Hulme seems to have swallowed a dictionary and the results are arch and self-congratulatory. Origin Early 16th century: from medieval Latin dictionarium (manuale) or dictionarius (liber) 'manual or book of words', from Latin dictio (see diction). lexicon from early 17th century: While a dictionary (early 16th century) goes back to the Latin dicere ‘to speak’, lexicon comes from Greek lexikon (biblion) ‘(book) of words’, from lexis ‘word’, from legein ‘speak’. noun.1 phr. Definition of dictionary in US English: dictionary nounˈdikSHəˌnerēˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri 1A book or electronic resource that lists the words of a language (typically in alphabetical order) and gives their meaning, or gives the equivalent words in a different language, often also providing information about pronunciation, origin, and usage. 字典，词典，辞书 I'll look up ‘love’ in the dictionary the website gives access to an online dictionary as modifier the dictionary definition of ‘smile’ Example sentencesExamples And can we take a moment to thank all our readers who sent in English slang dictionaries? Questions as to the meaning of words in documents can rarely, if ever, be determined conclusively by reference to dictionaries. Often he would search for minutes in his Arabic-English dictionary for the exact word he wanted. Apart from in books and dictionaries it was a word that was hardly heard. We had to get up at one point and look up a word in the dictionary because he didn't believe me that it existed. There is not a word in the English dictionary to really describe this pre-meditated act of evil and wickedness. Group 1 selected equivalents for a test item on a multiple-choice test by using only the monolingual English dictionary. The software uses a standard dictionary, designed by Kiran, to accomplish the task. ‘Personhood’ is not found in many dictionaries or reference works. Mark Twain claimed never to have coined a word as far as he knew, though historical dictionaries list him as the first user of many. Taberah was reading the bilingual dictionary with rapt concentration. Later reference to a dictionary illuminated the answer, but by that stage all had been revealed. I can remember my schoolteacher telling me to look a word up in the dictionary. The problem is that my French vocabulary is so poor that I end up having to look up every other word in a dictionary so it takes ages. Seventy years ago, the Philological Society had resolved to publish a completely new English dictionary. I keep turning to the dictionary and the thesaurus, not for a reference, simply to read words at random. On the surface, both are among the simplest of words in the French dictionary. We're calling the film Incubus because we looked the word up in the dictionary and thought it sounded enigmatic. The latest dictionary contains new words and phrases that sum up life in the UK today. She also started compiling a dictionary of youth slang first used by the transvestite community. Synonyms lexicon, wordbook, glossary, vocabulary list, vocabulary, word list, wordfinder 1.1 A reference work on a particular subject, the items of which are typically arranged in alphabetical order. （按字母顺序编排的有关一定主题的）参考书 a dictionary of quotations 引语大全。 Example sentencesExamples Today, there are hundreds of language and subject dictionaries, but rarely are these wonderful works of reference available to those who need them. A set of eight dictionaries, covering thesaurus, quotations, spelling, business and grammar comes for Rs.795. My biographical dictionary describes Virginia Woolf as " the archetypal modernist". Don't rush to make good the deficiency by consulting a dictionary of national biographies. Save for a brief quotation from a dictionary of folklore, I have so far neglected Anglo-Saxon attitudes. We could consult an American biographical dictionary, in case Burdett left a lasting mark. In addition, many local libraries have legal dictionaries that list attorneys and their areas of expertise in and around your state. For his castaway book he picks a dictionary of flora and fauna. Why he managed to justify murder and get into all the quotation dictionaries with a comment that is obvious to any cook and irrelevant to mass murder is the sort of question that politicians don't answer. Instead I had to settle for a couple of old-fashioned dictionaries of quotations. Check out the books also on the lighter side of the English language and also the dictionary of word origins. The standard dictionaries of English quotations don't have a single Indian entry. 1.2Computing A set of words or other text strings made for use in applications such as spelling checkers. the worm attempts to crack account passwords using a built-in dictionary Example sentencesExamples It uses a myriad of hacking tools as well as a 340-million-word dictionary to unlock passwords. If it finds something in your text that isn't in the dictionary, you are offered a list of alternatives you can include instead. There are tools on the Internet that use dictionaries of common words and phrases to crack a password. The first attack is to test a dictionary of about 1,000 common passwords, things like ‘letmein’, ‘password’, ‘123456’ and so on. I wanted to remove the misspelled word from the dictionary, but couldn't figure out how to do it. Phrases have swallowed a dictionary informal Use long and obscure words when speaking. 〈非正式〉（说话时）使用又长又晦涩的词语 Example sentencesExamples The reception was held in the Armagh City Hotel and by all accounts everybody swore that Noel had swallowed a dictionary because of all the big words he used during the speech. Hulme seems to have swallowed a dictionary and the results are arch and self-congratulatory. It sounds like someone has swallowed a dictionary and is trying to justify a wishy wash outlook. Origin Early 16th century: from medieval Latin dictionarium (manuale) or dictionarius (liber) ‘manual or book of words’, from Latin dictio (see diction). noun.1 phr.
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