This page features some of the many dictionaries and reference books about English language and culture that you may find in our collections and online. The resources displayed below are just a selection to help you get started with your quest to find reference books to improve and increase your vocabulary and your knowledge about English language and culture.
NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by 
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs by 
Illustrated Reverse Dictionary: Find the Words on the Tip of Your Tongue by The following electronic dictionaries are available to Leeward CC students and faculty from our ebook collections.
The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, Second Edition by 
The BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English: your guide to collocations and grammar by 
The American Heritage English As a Second Language Dictionary by 
Oxford ESL dictionary for students of American English by The following books are available from our print collections. Books in the reference collection are for library use only.
101 American English Proverbs: understanding language and culture through commonly used sayings by 
101 American Superstitions: understanding language and culture through superstitions by 
Right, Wrong, and Risky: a dictionary of today's American English usage by 
The Firefly Visual Dictionary by The following electronic books are available to Leeward CC students and faculty from our ebook collections.
Divided by a Common Language: A Guide to British and American English by 
A boatload of idioms: over a thousand English expressions by 
Complete English as a Foreign Language by 
