Dictionary Skills

identifies the word you are looking for/identifica la palabra que buscas

• guide words

• syllables

• main entry word

• parts of speech

the meaning of a word/el significado de una palabra

• pronunciation

• definitions

• synonym

• syllable

other words derived from the main word/el significado de una palabra

• synonyms

• guide words

• syllables

• other word forms

the accepted standard of sound and rhythm for words in a given language/el estándar aceptado de sonido y ritmo para las palabras en un idioma dado

• pronunciation

• syllables

• other word forms

• parts of speech

adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, interjections, nouns, pronouns, prepositions, verbs/adjetivos, adverbios, conjunciones, interjecciones, sustantivos, pronombres, preposiciones, verbos

• word forms

• main entry word

• guide words

• parts of speech

A shortened form of a word or phrase/Una forma abreviada de una palabra o frase.

• pronunciation

• abbreviation

• other word forms

• parts of speech

A word that means the same as another word/Una palabra que significa lo mismo que otra palabra

• guide word

• synonym

• main entry word

• syllable

in the order of the letters of the alphabet/en el orden de las letras del alfabeto

• chronological order

• synonym

• syllable

• alphabetically

The words at the top of a dictionary page the tell you the first and last words on that page/Las palabras en la parte superior de la página de un diccionario te dicen la primera y la última palabra de esa página.

• entry words

• other word forms

• guide words

• vocabulary words

A unit of speech heard as a single sound; one "beat" of a word or phrase./Una unidad de habla que se escucha como un solo sonido; un "tiempo" de una palabra o frase.

• synonym

• parts of speech

• syllable

• other word forms