Collins Essential English Dictionary 6.3.3
Device: iOS Universal
Category: Reference
Price: $9.99, Version: 6.1.3 -> 6.3.3 (iTunes)
Description:The Collins Essential English Dictionary is a rich source of words for everyone
who loves language. Not only is the dictionary comprehensive and authoritative with its 80,000 words and definitions, but it also offers outstanding coverage of world, regional and dialect English.
* Have confidence - Discover all the latest words as they appear in the language.
* Get it right - You can rely on Collins; all our definitions, examples, idioms and usage notes are based on the Collins Word Web - our unrivalled and constantly updated 2.5 billion-word database of today's English.
* Get there fast - Accessible layout that's easy on the eye, guiding you quickly to what you
want.
Words are tools for life. And a Collins Dictionary makes them work for you.
A SEARCH TOOL
Featuring autocomplete search to help you find words quickly by seeing search predictions that might be similar to the search terms you're typing. The search also allows various search options as:
* A ‘fuzzy filter’ 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 facility which can replace a letter or a group of letters.
A LEARNING TOOL
The dictionary app includes a number of features which help you to grow your vocabulary further:
* ‘Favorites’ feature allows you to create your own categories and lists of words from the extensive library, which includes all cross-curriculum words.
* 'History list' to help you easily review the last visited words.
* 'Word of the day' to help you learn a new word each day.
* Fun and engaging word games like 'Hangman', 'Word scramble' and 'Anagrams' give the opportunity to use newly learned words.
What's New
* Improved view of word database
* Bugs fixed
* Updates
Collins Essential English Dictionary