josephuspaye / lookup-cli

Look up definitions, synonyms, and related words from online sources on the command line.

Lookup CLI

📖 Look up definitions, synonyms, and related words from online sources on the command line. The current available source is WordWeb Online.

This project is part of #CreateWeekly, my attempt to create something new publicly every week in 2020.

Installation

npm install -g @josephuspaye/lookup-cli

Examples

Look up definitions

The following command looks up definitions of the word "reticent":

lookup reticent

And yields the following output when ran:

View output

Looking up "reticent"...

Adjective: reticent

  1. Temperamentally disinclined to talk
     - untalkative

  2. Cool and formal in manner
     - restrained, unemotional

  3. Reluctant to draw attention to yourself
     - self-effacing, retiring

See also: taciturn, unassertive, undemonstrative

Look up definitions with related words

When looking up definitions, you can choose to include related words in the following categories:

• soundsLike
• derivedForms
• seeAlso
• partOf
• typeOf
• antonyms
• all (include all related words)

The following commands finds definitions and soundsLike, derivedForms, typeOf, and partOf relations for the word "bee":

lookup bee -i soundsLike,derivedForms,typeOf,partOf

And yields the following output when ran:

View output

Looking up "bee"...

Noun: bee

  1. Any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

  2. A social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions

Sounds like: be, B

Derived forms: bees

Type of: hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect, social affair, social gathering

Part of: Apoidea, superfamily Apoidea

Usage

lookup --help

Description
  Find definitions, synonyms, and related words for the given word.

Usage
  $ lookup <word> [options]

Options
  -i, --include    Include related words: one or more of `soundsLike`, `derivedForms`, `seeAlso`, `typeOf`, `partOf`, or `antonyms`, separated by a comma, or `all`  (default derivedForms,seeAlso,antonyms)
  -v, --version    Displays current version
  -h, --help       Displays this message

Examples
  $ lookup flag
  $ lookup flag -i derivedForms,seeAlso,antonyms

Licence

MIT