See words in context with example sentencesĪ mobile dictionary application from MobiSystems with content from Oxford University Press.The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary contains an incredible one-third of the coverage of the 20-volume Oxford English Dictionary and includes all words in current English from 1700 to the present day, plus the vocabulary of Shakespeare, the Bible and other major works in English from before 1700.
Discover more about language with the special language notes and 『Word of the day' feature.
A 'Favourites' feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words from the extensive library, which includes all cross-curriculum words.
The dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to grow your vocabulary further:
A wild card search facility which can replace a letter or a group of letters.
A 『keyword' search for finding key words within compound words.
A 『fuzzy filter' when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word.
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