WordWeb 5

This thesaurus/dictionary can be used to look up words from almost any program. In addition to displaying sense definitions and synonyms, WordWeb can find sets of related words. The database has more than 150,000 root words and 118,000 synonym sets, many proper nouns, pronunciations, and usage tags.

Version 5 adds support for Windows Vista, as well as features such as one-click look up, Web-reference tabs, and bookmarks.

WordWeb is a quick and powerful international English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows. It can be used to look up words from almost any program, showing

definitions, synonyms and related words. It includes pronunciations and usage examples, and has helpful spelling and sounds-like links.

WordWeb is a free cut-down version of the WordWeb Pro software. The comprehensive English thesaurus and dictionary includes:
- Definitions and synonyms
- Proper nouns
- Related words
- Pronunciations
- 140,000 root words
- 115,000 synonym sets

WordWeb Pro can be purchased from the authors site for $25 and has additional features like:
- Wildcard word search
- Full text definition search
- Custom glossaries
- Edit and add to the database Find and solve anagrams
- Search optional word lists
- Look up history