University Libraries University Libraries University at Albany University Libraries

Thesauri & Grammars

WordNet

Dictionary of words organized into synonym sets from the Princeton University Cognitive Science Laboratory.

Lexical FreeNet

Thesaurus that allows users to enter one or two words, concepts or famous names and retrieves related words, antonyms, anagrams, rhymes, words containing the first as a substring, and biographical terms.

Roget's Thesaurus

Searchable version 1.02 supplemented July 1991.

Wordsymth: The Educational Dictionary-Thesaurus

A searchable integrated tool.

The American Heritage Book of English Usage

Offers guidelines and explains controversies in grammar, style and word choice; also includes a section on e-mail.

Common Errors in English

Compilation from the Department of English at Washington State University.

Modern English Grammar

Modern English grammar book compiled by Daniel Kies, Department of English, College of DuPage.

Guide to Grammar and Writing

Lessons and quizzes on English grammar by Charles Darling of Capital Community College.

Style Guide

Guide to English style from The Economist.

Art & Architecture Thesaurus Online

This thesaurus covers the fields of fine art, architecture, decorative arts, archival materials, and material culture and contains more than 125,000 terms. From the Getty Museum/J. Paul Getty Trust.