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Does anybody know where I can download a dictionary in text form - that is not a spell check, but a file with definitions of words?
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WordWeb unlike it's name suggests, only comes from the web. It is not connected to the web.
I had found this gem because every dictionary I had looked into would take longer to load up then going and getting a dictionary and looking up the word.
This one, although the definitions are simplistic, is quite good in many ways.
I created a Shortcut key to bring it up quickly.
Check it out. It has some nice features. I use it often. Of course, it is free for personal use.
Regards,
Bryan
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Thanks, but Wordweb, whilst it looks good, is a programme, and I cant see anything that comes up when I google for dictionaries that isn't similar or a spellchecker. I just want a simple text file.
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I guess I am uncertain of what you are looking for.
Are you looking for a text file that may be as great as hundreds of pages long?Or, maybe, an actual definition file designed for use in a program like MS Word as suggested in Bob Mitchell's post?
Bryan
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If you get a dictionary in the form of a text file, how are you going to get the entries. Without an indexing funtion, a list with definitions would be almost useless. There are word lists without definitions. At least they are in order.
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Back again, if anybodys still there.
Yes, I just want a text file, which I know may be quite large, but which I can search and edit in ways that are not possible with a dictionary programme.
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I understand your problem, and unfortunately I don't think you'll find an answer easily. Word lists for spell-checking are easy to get, but a dictionary with definitions takes a lot of time and money to compile; i.e., due to copyrights you probably can't get the long text file that you want for free. Also, a long text file is a computationally stupid way to store a dictionary.
The best alternative I can recommend is to try WordNet, from Princeton University:
http://wordnet.princeton.eduI believe that the WordWeb site mentioned previously was based on WordNet. This isn't exactly what you're looking for, but it might be useful anyway. If you can figure out how to work with WordNet, you can probably write out the super-long text file that you want.
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i know what oldfogey wants.
I tried to buy the greek-english text file from Collins but I dont think they want to give it out. It's like Microsoft giving out the source code for Windows XP.
I dont need any programs either, just the text files.
Once i have the dicitonary text file I would import it into a Microsoft Access database table and voila - the most powerful dictionary on the market in 5 minutes. :-).
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try to google "wordlist" or just go here hxxp://wordlist.sourceforge.net/
The U.S. Mil also has a dict but its big 128megs last I looked but, you can find that on your own. it's also in a access doc
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