# Browsable dictionary?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browsable-dictionary/133575>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 23, 2002, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browsable-dictionary/133575 "2002-10-23T20:56:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 23, 2002, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/browsable-dictionary/133575/1 "2002-10-23T20:56:26Z")

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I am looking for a dictionary that I can put on my laptop and take on vacation when I will not be online. The purpose is to be able to browse it the way you can browse in a paper dictionary for the purpose of finding unusual words for playing dictionary. So I need definitions (preferably short), but the usual lookup format is totally unsuitable. Does anyone know of such a thing? I am willing to pay money, but not a large amount.