Wordia

Hey, check out a very young website (about three weeks old), Wordia. Not your grandparents' or parents' dictionary. Not even your big brother's or big sister's online dictionary. It's a "visual dictionary", if you will, aimed at providing definitions of words through video, so that meanings can be understood within context.

The people behind it are language enthusiasts and word nuts who are literacy-conscious, and want youngsters to discover word-meanings in a different way than the standard. I like the fact that they're pushing literacy, and that they "believe that everyone has the right to the reading, writing, speaking and listening skills they need to fulfill their potential."

Users who have an account can rate and comment on the available words, and even upload their own videos.

As a sample, watch this video definition (with music!) of the word, "favourite."