Kindle Dictionary One of the great features of is instant dictionary lookup. If while reading you encounter a word that you don’t know (like agio), you can just select it with 5-way controller (or scroll-wheel on first generation Kindle) and short definition will popup at the top or bottom of the page. For a longer explanation you can press the “Enter” key. You can then press “Back” to return to the book you were reading.

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By default Kindle comes with only Oxford dictionary of English but you can download more dictionaries and use them for look up too. These can be dictionaries with definitions or translation dictionaries. Smokie Hit Collection Rapidshare.

Only one dictionary can be active at any given time though. So you will need to change you dictionary following these simple steps. I’v just bought a new dictionary for my Kindle Fire and, in the page blogkindle.com/dictionaries I found these instructions to change the default dictionary: “By default Kindle comes with only Oxford dictionary of English but you can download more dictionaries and use them for look up too.

These can be dictionaries with definitions or translation dictionaries. Only one dictionary can be active at any given time though. So you will need to change you dictionary following these simple steps: From Kindle Home screen press “Menu” and select “Settings” In the settings screen press “Menu” button again and select “Change Primary Dictionary” In the screen that lists all available dictionaries select the one you wan to use with 5-way controller”. The problem is that these instructions do not work in Kindle Fire. What should I do to make this work? I’ve posted a comment yeasterday, but I received no return, so, I’m posting it again. I’ve just bought a new dictionary for my Kindle Fire and, in the page blogkindle.com/dictionaries I found these instructions to change the default dictionary: “By default Kindle comes with only Oxford dictionary of English but you can download more dictionaries and use them for look up too.