Wordfor
A simple command line thesaurus based on the WordNet database. It can help you get other words for things, which can be particularly useful if your dayjob requires frequent naming of things.
To "bulk up" the results, I'm using a traversal of the input word's hyponyms and hypernyms. Sometimes these look a lot like synonyms, sometimes they get a little weird.
Installation
Install the gem by running:
$ gem install wordfor
This gem requires Ruby 1.9.2 or higher.
Usage
the command:
$ wordfor list
prints:
noun:
synonyms:
inclination, lean, leaning, tilt, listing
hyponyms:
agenda, agendum, order of business, order of the day, order book, order paper,
a-list, bibliography, bill, bill of entry, bill of goods, bill of fare,
card, carte, carte du jour, menu, a la carte, prix fixe, table d'hote,
playbill, black book, blacklist, shitlist, calendar, docket, calorie chart,
canon, catalog, catalogue, discography, library catalog, library catalogue,
card catalog, card catalogue, parts catalog, parts catalogue, seed catalog,
seed catalogue, character set, alphabet, armenian, armenian alphabet, latin
alphabet, roman alphabet, hebraic alphabet, hebrew alphabet, hebrew script,
greek alphabet, cyrillic, cyrillic alphabet, arabic alphabet, phonetic
alphabet, sound alphabet, visible speech, finger alphabet, manual alphabet,
alphanumeric characters, alphanumerics, checklist, class list, honours list,
codex, contents, table of contents, corrigenda, credits, criminal record,
record, directory, subdirectory, distribution list, enumeration, numbering, faq,
free list, grocery list, shopping list, hit list, hit parade, index,
concordance, key, key word, key, inventory, stock list, parts inventory,
mailing list, flag, masthead, computer menu, menu, drop-down menu, cascading
menu, hierarchical menu, submenu, necrology, play list, playlist, portfolio,
posting, price list, push-down list, push-down stack, stack, queue, push-down
queue, roll, roster, batting order, card, lineup, death-roll, muster roll,
church roll, rota, waiting list, schedule, network programming, timetable,
timetable, shopping list, grocery list, short list, shortlist, sick list,
slate, ticket, standing, wish list
hypernyms:
position, spatial relation, relation, abstract entity, abstraction, entity,
database, info, information, content, message, subject matter, substance,
communication
verb:
synonyms:
name, number, heel, lean
hyponyms:
itemise, itemize, inventory, stock-take, take stock, empanel, impanel, index,
cross-index, blacklist, post
hypernyms:
enumerate, itemise, itemize, recite, identify, name, denote, refer, intend, mean,
signify, stand for, angle, lean, slant, tilt, tip, bend, flex, change form,
change shape, deform, change, move, register, enter, put down, record,
preserve, save, hold on, keep, have, have got, hold
Contributing
- Fork it
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b my-new-feature) - Commit your changes (
git commit -am 'Add some feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin my-new-feature) - Create new Pull Request