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Visual Dictionary

Image labeling parts of a door lock Looking for the name of that... you know... doohickey, but you don't know what it's called, and you can't describe it, but it's that... you know..

Maybe Merriam-Webster's Visual Dictionary Online can help. It provides over 6,000 label images coming from fifteen themes including astronomy, earth, energy, communications, sports & games, transport & machinery, and science.

As Merriam-Webster explains:

From the image to the word and its definition, the Visual Dictionary Online is an all-in-one reference. Search the themes to quickly locate words, or find the meaning of a word by viewing the image it represents.

So if you want to find out the difference between a strike plate and faceplate, now you can see.

— michael | November 28, 2007 08:38 AM | I found it online