Why use a dictionary If you're a student?

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How do you look up the spelling of a word when you don't know how it's spelled? This is where LookWAYup comes in. Unlike other online dictionaries, it fixes your spelling for you if you are reasonably close.

A thesaurus is a great tool if you are writing an essay. Teachers will always prefer writing where you vary the vocabulary. What does this mean? It means that you should not use the same word too many times in a row. When you see you are about to use the same word again, look it up in the thesaurus. If you're using LookWAYup, just drag the word to an open LookWAYup window. then click on the word \"More...\" to see synonyms and related terms for a particular meaning of the word. You can then use some of the synonyms, or find more specific terms under \"Examples\" or other related terms if they fit the sentence.

Start out your research on any paper with a dictionary. It will get you keywords, phrases, and synonyms that will help you formulate your searches using online databases and search engines.

It is good to have a dictionary handy when you are reading a document. If you're unsure of the meaning of a word in a document, you just highlight the word and launch LookWAYup and then you instantly find out what it means. You can have a LookWAYup window open and drag words onto it. This is particularly good if you are using software other than a browser. To be able to look up words while you are browsing, then just install the dictionary on your browser. It only takes a few seconds.

How about if the definition of a word uses a word you don't understand? Just double-click on it and that word gets defined instantly. Still not sure what the word means? You can easily search the Web for the term that you're looking at, by using the \"Search\" feature of the LookWAYup screen. You get to pick the search engine that you prefer. With the full version you get even more choices, including kids and educational search engines. If you picked the word out of a web page, the results will be even better, as the LookWAYup engine will pick out other keywords from the web page to help narrow down the search.