How-to

Dictionary

The Dictionary can be accessed from within an article or on the homepage. Use the dictionary to help define words and learn more about them.


Dictionary

  • Users can double-click a word in any article, activity, lesson plan, or science project to display an overlay of the dictionary definition. Search the dictionary from this overlay, or choose the dictionary link on any page to access the browsable, searchable dictionary.
    pop out dictionary
  • Users can also find the Dictionary in the feature container on the homepage.
    feature container icon
  • Search within the dictionary using the search box on the dictionary pages.
    search the dictionary
  • Browse for words alphabetically by choosing a letter at the top.
    browse for words
  • Scroll through the page and use the links in the top right to find the word you are looking for.
    browse for words
  • Get definitions for the words that appear alphabetically before and after the selected word using the links in the top-right.
    define
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