Jeff Palm :: webster

webster

These are 3 little ruby command line tools to query merriam-webster.com, and are part of the grand scheme to eliminate browsers altogether. They are

webster.rb is an abstract class for the next three

define prints the definitions of a passed in word
e.g. ./define cat

alike prints the synonyms of a passed in word
e.g. ./alike cat

medical prints the medical definition of a passed in word
e.g. ./medical cat
( Truth be told, I don't know what the hell this really does? )

Here is a gzipped version

webster.tar.gz

Users agree to the README in case this site doesn't like programs accessing it.

webster.rb	is an abstract class for the next three
define	prints the definitions of a passed in word e.g. `./define cat`
alike	prints the synonyms of a passed in word e.g. `./alike cat`
medical	prints the medical definition of a passed in word e.g. `./medical cat` ( Truth be told, I don't know what the hell this really does? )