Wordia.com has created a new kind of dictionary called a ‘visual dictionary,’ which allows users to search for spelling, meaning and etymology of a word just as they would with a normal dictionary. But this dictionary is user generated and anyone with a video, webcam or mobile phone can contribute to the site by defining words that matter to them on video.

Users can then compare the user-generated definitions with definitions form official dictionaries and decide which ones they like best.

The site works with Harper Collin’s Dictionaries, The National Literacy Trust, Open University, and Michael Birch (of bebo.com fame) to help create a truly useful resource.

Some of the posts are quite silly like this one that defines banana, but it does create a space for people to connect and learn from one another.

The site was given a five out of five rating on a Search Engine Marketing Group blog.