Being the average student that I am, but also an avid video game player, and a mediocre freelance writer, I come across words I don’t understand on a daily basis. For example, on my last credit card bill it said that I have “incurred” a large spending habit. So I called them and thanked them for the compliment, but apparently, to my surprise, that letter was a bad thing, and now I have to pay a pretty sizeable bill, with interest. None of this would have happened if I checked what the word meant on my Dictionary.com Dictionary and Thesaurus app. This free iPhone/iPod Touch app is a dictionary and a thesaurus, basic and to the point. Just type in a word, get your definition, and a list of synonyms. However it also has enough interesting little features that makes it leaps and bounds better than any payed app on the market.

The interface is very straightforward, you have a box to put words in and as you type it tries predict what you’re trying to spell. This dictionary is not just for words, I’ve put in famous and not so famous names trying to stump it, but it got everything from Gandhi, to Benjamin Disraeli. Now I do know who he is, and if you get that reference, you’ve been watching too much Family Guy. You also get the phonetic pronunciation by hitting the audio button in your definition. The app also keeps track of all the recent words you’ve looked up. I personally enjoy the included Word of the Day. Today’s word, “cajole”, or to persuade. So I hope I cajoled you into picking this up.

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