What are the best dictionaries for kids? If you’re looking for a dictionary, here are the best kids’ dictionaries for children in the classroom, library, or at home. (Scroll down for a scavenger hunt and dictionary activity ideas.) These dictionaries ...

More than two centuries after Noah Webster published the first American dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, the publishing house that bears his name is developing a line of books for children young enough that they might someday ...

October 16 is World Dictionary Day, marking the birthday of the great American lexicographer Noah Webster, who was born in what is now West Hartford, Connecticut, in 1758. Webster’s two-volume An American Dictionary of the English Language earned him a ...

There was a time when Urban Dictionary felt essential. Twenty-six years ago, when then-college freshman Aaron Peckham founded the lo-fi website, internet lingo was making its way into the mainstream faster than the slang of any earlier, offline communities. Users submitted their own comprehensive definitions and colorful example sentences.