Free Biz Ware » dictionary http://freebizware.com Free and Open Source Business Softwares Wed, 07 Sep 2011 08:12:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 WordWeb – a dictionary to use offline http://freebizware.com/33/wordweb-a-dictionary-to-use-offline/ http://freebizware.com/33/wordweb-a-dictionary-to-use-offline/#comments Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:29:00 +0000 Ken http://freebizware.com/33/wordweb-a-dictionary-to-use-offline/ 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 Free

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

  • Able to lookup meaning even when offline
  • Fast response compared to online dictionaries
  • 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?

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