Amid all the hubbub over Google DNS on Thursday, the search giant also released two more helpful tools to help you get a richer search experience and improve your language skills. Google launched its ...

Google has allowed you to check definitions for words by attaching the "define:" prefix to your query for a very long time. In July 2010, Google even started adding dictionary definitions for certain ...

Google Search has a number of built-in tools, especially on Android. Defining words is a common task for the engine, and the Android client now has a direct Google Dictionary shortcut. Over the past ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. What does ‘googling’ mean? Google can tell you. The search giant has ...

It seems the plug has been pulled on Google Dictionary. If you visit the website now, there is a simple ‘Google Dictionary is no longer available message’. We’re not too sure whether anyone will miss ...

Here is an exciting extension for the Google Chrome browser that lets users browse definitions of words with just some clicks! The main feature of this extension is that whenever you are browsing the ...

If you try to seek out your definitions at the Google Dictionary you will be out of luck. It was closed down over the weekend. If you go there, you get a notice that reads, "Google Dictionary is no ...

If you have an English word that you do not understand while reading an English web page, you need to take the action of copying, opening a separate tab and checking the meaning of Japanese with a ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. After the world’s largest search engine replaced the ‘definition’ links ...

If you want to see a word in current usage, most dictionaries offer dated or stilted examples. Google Dictionary combs news sites to pull quotes demonstrating words in current usage. Plug in any word ...

Answers.com, in particular, stands to lose out, as it is currently Google's default whenever a user clicks the "define" link on a Google results page. The Times article says that Google now uses its ...