Wordnet : A Dictionary/Thesaurus Tool

Dr. Volker Zell Dr.Volker.Zell@oracle.com
Sun Feb 19 13:39:00 GMT 2006


>>>>> zzapper  writes:

    > Hi
    > Wordnet is another Gem on CygWin which I've only just discovered:-

    > It is a combination of dictionary and thesaurus  (and more)

    > Check in setup "Text Tools" to see if you've enabled its install.

    >> wn

    >> man wn

    > The online interface is very useful at

    > http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn

    > The wiki article is also useful

    > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordnet

    > The simplest use AFAIK (is overview)

    > For the word "well"

    >> wn well -over 

Or use

 wnb well

to get a Tk based browser

    > zzapper

Ciao
  Volker


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