define

Retrieves word definitions from the command line. It includes a text file containing a good portion of Webster's dictionary. The definitions have also been converted to an SQLite database. This tool will use the database if available, and then the plain text file.

I recommend creating a symlink in /usr/bin, ~/.local/bin, or some other place in your $PATH like this:

ln -s /path/to/define.py ~/.local/bin/define

Requirements:

• docopt - http://docopt.org (handles cmdline arg parsing)

Usage:

Example:

define apple

Options:

    Usage:
        define -h | -v
        define WORD

    Options:
        WORD          : Word to search for.
        -h,--help     : Show this help message.
        -v,--version  : Show version.

spell.py

This also includes a small spell-check utility that uses ASpell to provide spelling suggestions. When /usr/bin/aspell is available, you can use spell.py as a standalone tool for checking your spelling.

define.py will use this to provide spelling suggestions when available.

Example:

spell pythin

Example Output:

pythin:
    Python    python    pythons   Putin     thin      Pythias   Petain    
    within    Python's  plaything python's  thine     thing     PIN       
    patching  pin       pitching  patina    patine    potion    pain      
    path      pith      than      then      Scythian  scything  Parthia   
    pithier   pithy    

When you spell the word correctly, is it repeated back to you. If the word is unknown a warning is emitted:

spell supercalifragilistic

supercalifragilistic:
    <not found> 

Options:

    Usage:
        spell -h | -v
        spell WORD... [-i] [-D]
        spell -s [-i] [-D]

    Options:
        WORD            : One or many words to spell check.
                          You can also just pass them as a single string.
        -D,--debug      : Shows more debugging info.
        -h,--help       : Show this help message.
        -i,--incorrect  : Only show the incorrect words.
        -s,--stdin      : Use stdin to read words from.
                          Ex: echo "test" | spell
        -v,--version    : Show version.