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Always take a minute to search for a Vocabulary List before you invest the time in creating one. With tens of thousands stored on our site, the one you're looking for might already be out there. Continue reading...

Simplify your search through 15,000+ curated vocabulary lists and 228,000+ dictionary definitions with Vocabulary.com's easy-to-use and robust search feature. With one single search, you can find the most relevant word definitions, literary texts, and vocabulary lists on Vocabulary.com. Continue reading...

Is a picture worth a thousand words? Possibly, but if your job is to assign words to pictures, it would be good if you could reduce that number a bit, and perhaps focus on quality rather than quantity. This month in the Lounge we've been thinking about the relationship between words and pictures, while in recovery from a brief addiction to Google Image Labeler. Continue reading...

"Swine flu is the new Susan Boyle of search terms," announces a headline in Australia's The Age. The Scottish singing sensation was last week's news: people are no longer busy conducting online searches for Ms. Boyle (or for her favored expression, gobsmacked). Instead, they're trying to discover anything they can about swine flu, now that health authorities are warning of a possible pandemic. Let's take a look at how the disease got its name. Continue reading...

Become your own Bergerac with "Love Letter Words for Valentine's Day," a Vocabulary List of synonyms for "beautiful," "love," "desire," "need," and "heart."

(This list was created using the Vocabulary.com Dictionary's Advanced Search synonym finder. Learn more about Advanced Search with this short how-to video here.)

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Thanks, Free Technology for Teachers, for the review praising our "thousands of vocabulary lists" and the "instant feedback" in our game. Full review here. Continue reading...

While the mullet haircut takes us back in time, the word itself should not. Mullet was coined in the 1300s to refer to fish; the word's earliest use as a hairstyle name did not appear in print until 1994, when the Beastie Boys' "Mullet" "had a little story to tell/About a hair style that's way of life." Continue reading...

The Project LIT Community cultivates a love of reading through student-led book clubs and an emphasis on engaging, culturally relevant texts. We've paired the texts on their book list with ready-made vocabulary lists that can be used as a teaching resource and to support independent learning. Continue reading...

Writers live by their lists of words, and there is no better way to expand your personal arsenal than by building lists using the Advanced Search feature in our dictionary. Follow along as we make a list of 195 color words to learn how to use this powerful tool. Continue reading...