https://github.com/prdpx7/webdict

Fetch definition/meaning of words from dictionary.com and urbandictionary
https://github.com/prdpx7/webdict

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Fetch definition/meaning of words from dictionary.com and urbandictionary

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/prdpx7/webdict
• Owner: prdpx7
• License: mit
• Created: 2017-04-16T11:13:41.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-12-22T01:21:13.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-14T11:42:06.235Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: dictionary, nodejs, npm-package, web-scraping
• Language: JavaScript
• Size: 42 KB
• Stars: 3
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: readme.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# webdict

> Fetch definition/meaning of words from `dictionary.com` and `urbandictionary.com`

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## Install

```bash

npm install --save webdict

```

## Usage

```js

const webdict = require('webdict');

webdict('dictionary', 'broken')

  .then(response => {

  console.log(response);

  /*

  {

    statusCode: '200',

    message: 'success',

    type: 'verb',

    definition: [

      'past participle of break.',

      'reduced to fragments; fragmented.',

      'ruptured; torn; fractured.'

    ],

    source: 'http://dictionary.com'

  }

  */

});

webdict('urbandictionary', 'hello')

  .then(response => {

    console.log(response);

    /*

    {

      statusCode: '200',

      message: 'success',

      type: 'Unknown',

      definition: [

        'what you say when your talking casually with friends and your mom walks in the room',

        'The only word on this site that has nothing to do with [sex] or [drugs]!',

        '1.  A greeting\r\n2.  A for of incredulity'

      ],

      source: 'http://urbandictionary.com'

    }

    */

  });

webdict('urbandictionary', 'thisworddoesnotexistinanydictionary')

  .then(response => {

    console.log(response);

    /*

    {

      statusCode: 403,

      message: 'check the spelling again'

    }

    */

  });

```

## Related

* [webdict-cli](https://github.com/prdpx7/webdict-cli) - Command line tool using this package.