lexicon is a simple yet powerful English dictionary combining the powers of command-line and internet to vanquish any questions you may have regarding a word, all on your terminal window.
echo "usage: lexicon [word1,word2,word3,...] args"
echo
echo "Options and arguments:"
echo
echo "[word1,word2,word3,...]:"
echo "To find the definition(s) of a word, put the word in a square bracket and simply hit Return."
echo "To find the definition(s) of multiple words, put the words in a square bracket and seperate the words"
echo "using a comma and NO spaces."
echo
echo "args:"
echo "-ps, --partOfSpeech : Part of Speech"
echo "-s, --synonym : Synonyms"
echo "-a, --antoynm : Antonyms"
echo "-e, --example : An example sentence"
echo
echo "Any of the arguments can be -h or --help. This will show the above information on how to use lexicon."
echo "Simply typing the command itself will also bring these instructions up."Input:
lexicon [bike] -ps -s -a -eOutput:
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Definition(s) of bike:
[1] ride a bicycle
Part of Speech: verb
Example: not given
Its synonym(s) are:
- bicycle
- cycle
- pedal
- wheel
[2] a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame
Part of Speech: noun
Example: not given
Its synonym(s) are:
- motorcycle
[3] a wheeled vehicle that has two wheels and is moved by foot pedals
Part of Speech: noun
Example: not given
Its synonym(s) are:
- bicycle
- cycle
- wheel
Its antonym(s) are: none
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lexicon [night,hike] -eOutput:
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Definition(s) of night:
[1] the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
Example: not given
[2] Roman goddess of night; daughter of Erebus; counterpart of Greek Nyx
Example: not given
[3] a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
Example: not given
[4] a shortening of nightfall
Example: they worked from morning to night
[5] darkness
Example: it vanished into the night
[6] the dark part of the diurnal cycle considered a time unit
Example: three nights later he collapsed
[7] the period spent sleeping
Example: I had a restless night
[8] the time between sunset and midnight
Example: he watched television every night
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Definition(s) of hike:
[1] an increase in cost
Example: not given
[2] the amount a salary is increased
Example: he got a wage hike
[3] increase
Example: The landlord hiked up the rents
[4] a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure
Example: she enjoys a hike in her spare time
[5] walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
Example: hike the Rockies
=================================================================================================================Input: (This is to test how it handles a nonexistent English word)
lexicon [awjefioajwief] -ps -s -a -eOutput:
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The word does not exist in the dictionary
=================================================================================================================Note: This has only been tried and tested on Debian and MacOS. This installation guide may not work on other operating systems.
Install jq
- Clone this repository.
- Unless you have one already, create a folder in your root directory called
bin/.
cd ~
mkdir bin/
- Add the absolute path of the
bin/directory to the.bashrcor.bash_profile.- In your
bin/, do apwdcommand. The output of that command will be your absolute path tobin/. - Open your
.bashrc. On the top of the file, add this line
export PATH=$PATH:<OUTPUT-OF-pwd> - In your
- Copy the
lexiconscript from the repository to the~/bin/folder.
cp lexicon ~/bin/
- Set
lexiconas an executable in the~/bin/directory.
cd ~/bin/
chmod +x lexicon
- Type
lexiconand hit theReturnkey to see the result.
Input:
lexicon
Output:
A simple yet powerful dictionary at your fingertips using the command-line.
usage: lexicon [word1,word2,word3,...] args
Options and arguments:
[word1,word2,word3,...]:
To find the definition(s) of a word, put the word in a square bracket and simply hit Return.
To find the definition(s) of multiple words, put the words in a square bracket and seperate the words
using a comma and NO spaces.
args:
-ps, --partOfSpeech : Part of Speech
-s, --synonym : Synonyms
-a, --antoynm : Antonyms
-e, --example : An example sentence
Any of the arguments can be -h or --help. This will show the above information on how to use lexicon.
Simply typing the command itself will also bring these instructions up.
lexiconis powered by WordsAPI.
- Andrei Biswas axb6972@rit.edu
lexicon is under the MIT License.