#dictionary-rb
Provides meanings, similar words, usage examples from Urban Dictionary and Dictionary Reference with CLI support.
##Installation
gem install dictionary-rb
##Documentation Detailed documentation is available here.
##Usage
require 'dictionary-rb'
include DictionaryRB
word = Word.new('pudding')
word.meaning
#=> "a thick, soft dessert, typically containing flour or some other thickener, milk, eggs, a flavoring, and sweetener"
#I shall haz more meanings
word.meanings
#=> ["a thick, soft dessert, typically containing flour or some other thickener, milk, eggs, a flavoring, and sweetener", "a similar dish unsweetened and served with or as a main dish", "British",.. ]
#Find urban dictionary meaning instead:
word.urban_meaning
#=> "a desert given to kids who eat their meat"
#Do more with them
word.urban.examples
#=> ["eat your meat! how can you have any pudding if you dont eat your meat?!", " Oh, no! Get the pudding,here comes a gang of Leprechauns and children.", "Adrian says, \"I like pudding.\"", "My cousin is a whore...I think I'll name her Pudding."..]
word.dictionary.examples
#=> ["Turn into an earthen pudding-dish, cover, and cook slowly three and one-half hours.", "Turn in a buttered pudding-dish, and bake thirty-five minutes in a slow oven.", "The proof is in the pudding and if people want to make themselves feel better for bottle feeding they can go ahead.",..]
word.urban.synonyms
#=>[ "bill cosby", "pie", "fat", "pudd"]##CLI
-
To list all tasks
dictionary help -
To list help for a task
dictionary help task_name
example :dictionary help urban
Using meaning
> dictionary meaning boast
boast - to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride, especially about oneself####Available options and flags:
> dictionary help meaning
Usage:
dictionary meaning WORD
Options:
[--words=one two three] # Specify multiple WORDS in succession
[--file] # Pass file(s) as argument(s) instead.
[--example] # Generate an example too.
[--similar] # Generate a synonym too.
[--urban] # Give meaning from Urban Dictionary instead.
[--write=FILE] # Also write results to specified FILE
gives dictionary meaning of the WORD> dictionary meaning --words boast sly --urban --example
boast - To gloat or brag about something - He was boasting about his fly girlfriend.
sly - To do something cunningly, preferably without any one seeing, apart from your best mate to prove you did it - "Hey Jo, see that girl there? Well we danced and she i" Slllly!"ying my child!!!"Using similar
> dictionary similar answer
answer is similar to - check####Available options and flags
> dictionary help similar
Usage:
dictionary similar WORD
Options:
[--words=one two three] # Specify multiple WORDS in succession
[--file] # Pass file(s) as arugment(s) instead.
[--urban] # Give similar word from Urban Dictionary
[--count=N] # Gives N similar words
[--write=FILE] # Write results to specified FILE
gives syonyms of word(s)> dictionary similar --words boast --urban --count 2
boast is similar to - annoying, humbleSimilar tasks are present for "urban" and "examples", use help to discover
##Contribution
- Fork the repository
- Have a look at the API Documentation. It is pretty well documented with explanations of all methods and modules.
- Do your changes in your remote branch
- Create a pull request.
- Earn a beer! :)
##Copyright
Copyright (c) 2014 Ankur Goel.