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Dictionary Help

Introduction — What is Dictionary?

Features

Copy definition — Select and copy a definition to another application.
Keyboard shortcuts — You can use keyboard shortcuts to navigate around Dictionary more efficiently.
Look up a word or term — Find the definition of a word or term.
Print a definition — Print preview and print definitions.
Save a definition — Save a copy of a definition to a text file.
Search within a definition — Find text in a definition.
Select a different dictionary
Similar words — View related results in other dictionaries.

Preferences

Dictionary sources — Manage various dictionary sources.
Print font — Select the font for printing definitions.

Common problems and solutions

Cannot find definitions — Error while retrieving definitions.