With almost all my waking hours spent online daily, it is tempting to think that every tools needed on the desktop can be found online, in just a few clicks.
Take the example of the dictionary. I don’t even own a physical dictionary now. On Firefox, I just use the Dictionary Search (at the top right corner) or use the shortcut to look up unknown words.
The only time when all these fail is when the Internet connection is down or when I’m offline.
So this is where WordWeb comes in handy.
WordWeb is free English dictionary and thesaurus, a useful tool to have on the desktop. Use it to quickly lookup words without even going online.
Frankly I hardly use WordWeb because Google and online dictionary are pretty fast. But once in a while the Internet slows to a crawl and WordWeb comes to mind.
Besides lookup words and finding synonyms, WordWed is useful for browsing and exploring words. This is useful when brainstorming for words.
WordWeb is nice app to have sitting on the desktop for the occassional word look up. Over the years it had added quite a few other functions but I never got around to use them.
What I like about WordWeb
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Able to lookup meaning even when offline
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Fast response compared to online dictionaries
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Does its job
Chinese support
Do you need Chinese support for a English dictionary? I’m not sure. There are some other very useful translation and dictionaries for Chinese users as alternatives.
Where to get it?
- WordWeb Free is at http://wordweb.info/free/
- Current version: 4.5a
- Function: Dictionary and Thesaurus
thanks for the description. this program really helps!!
Woot! I’m SICK of dictionary.com. ctrl alt w is SUPER fast (well there’s like a .2 second delay with the keyboard shortcuts that only a programmer like me would notice)
Wordweb is an integral part of my on/off-line computer use. I
wouldn’t like to be without it. Great software that’s free.
alexsapps, you can as well use an even hotter hotkey which involves your using the mouse in accordance with a key.