Is there some console tool which will search some online dictionary for definitions?
At work we used to have a tool call webster. Which would do just that, but it was discontinued and I've never been able to find something like that. Does anybody have any sort of idea/suggestions for this? Thank you. tdh -- -------------------------------------------------------------------- T. Holmes | UNIXTECHS.org | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | UIN: 17021091 -------------------------------------------------------------------- | I loaded gdict (I would assume that this would work with kdict as well), which | is set to use the server dict.org on port 2628. I then entered the word | "defenestration" (without the quotes). Here's what I got: | | defenestration n. mythically from a traditional Czech | assasination method, via SF fandom 1. Proper karmic retribution | for an incorrigible punster. "Oh, ghod, that was _awful_!" "Quick! | Defenestrate him!" 2. The act of exiting a window system in order to | get better response time from a full-screen program. This comes from | the dictionary meaning of `defenestrate', which is to throw something out | a window. 3. The act of discarding something under the assumption that | it will improve matters. "I don't have any disk space left." "Well, | why don't you defenestrate that 100 megs worth of old core dumps?" | 4. Under a GUI, the act of dragging something out of a window (onto | the screen). "Next, defenestrate the MugWump icon." 5. The act of | completely removing Micro$oft Windows from a PC in favor of a better OS | (typically Linux). | | Can anyone verify this? | | -- | Sridhar Dhanapalan | | Jennifer Lopez = "JLo" (pron: "Jay-Low"). | Bill Gates = "BGa" (pron: "Be-Gay"). | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? | Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com `-------------------------------------------------------------------
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