Collocations for dictionary - noun

good
comprehensive, unabridged
electronic, online
picture
pocket
English, French, etc.
English-Spanish, Spanish-English, etc.
bilingual, monolingual
learner's
standard
technical
etymological, historical, pronunciation
biographical, encyclopedic, medical
I decided to consult a medical dictionary.

check, consult, look sth up in, use
If you don't know the meaning of a word, look it up in the dictionary.
a way of teaching children how to use dictionaries

need
You need a dictionary to understand what he's saying half the time.

compile, write
edit
publish

definition, entry

in a/the dictionary
I couldn't find the word in the dictionary.