Cambridge American Dictionary

The Cambridge Dictionary of American English provides definitions for about 40,000 words and is compiled to offer what learners need most in a dictionary.

With easy access, clear definitions, current vocabulary and plenty of examples this dictionary is an indispensable aid to students of English

Key Features

 • Based on a 200 million-word corpus of American English that shows which words and phrases are really used in current American English, and what people really mean when they say or write those words
 • Organized by meaning to help learners use English effectively
 • Guidewords to help you quickly find the exact meaning you are looking for
 • A 2,000-word defining vocabulary to help make definitions easy to understand
 • Authentic, full-sentence examples to show how words are typically used and to help learners understand and use English more accurately
 • Language Portraits to provide in-depth explanations of difficult grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and punctuation

A SEARCH TOOL

featuring search autocomplete to help you find words quickly by displaying predictions similar to the terms you're typing. You also get enhanced search extras including:

 • A quick search of words while you type.
 • A 'fuzzy filter' for when you are not sure of the correct spelling of a word.
 • A 'keyword' search for finding key words within compound words.
 • A wild card search function ('*' or '?') which can replace a letter or entire parts of a word.
 • Download dictionary definitions locally for offline word lookup.

A LEARNING TOOL

including a number of features that help you further enhance your vocabulary:

 • A 'Favorites' feature to create custom folders with lists of words from the extensive library, including cross-curriculum words.
 • History list to help you easily review looked-up words.
 • Discover more using the included special language notes.
 • See words in context with example sentences.
 • 'Word-of-the-day' feature with dedicated homescreen widget.