A dictionary is a collection of words and phrases along with their correct spelling, pronunciation, usages and more. It lists almost all the words of a particular language. It is a very important tool for anyone who is learning a language. The proper use of a dictionary is a must to improve language skills. It gives us necessary information about the spelling, pronunciation, meaning, parts of speech of words. To make the meanings of words clear, example sentences are given in italics. Example sentences show how words are used. A dictionary also gives the synonym and the antonym of a word. A verb word is always given in the simple present tense. All the words in a dictionary are presented in alphabetical order. It means words starting with the letter D will be before the words starting with the letter E. Again the words starting with the same letter are also arranged one after another in alphabetical order in the dictionary. For example, the words dark, doctor and deep all start with the letter D. These words appear in the dictionary in the order of dark, deep and doctor. To find the words with a letter, one should look at the words at the top of the page. We all should learn to use dictionary to explore new words and learn more about them.
