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Add a section to each word's page showing a word's recent usage in the news
Add a section to each word's page showing a word's recent usage in the news
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Drawing tool for visual mnemonics or definitions
Flash drawing applet.
Example: a definition of incisive could be embellished by drawing an image of incisor teeth, a letter cut in two.
Flag drawing as inappropriate option, too ;)
5 votes
AdminWordnik
(Admin, Wordnik)
responded
Thanks — we don’t really have the skillset to tackle this right now (we’re word people, not image people). But if you have drawings you’d like to have Wordnik search, you can always add them to Flickr with the appropriate keywords …
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need a bookmarklet
need a bookmarklet to see a preview and put selected word in favorites words pool
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1 vote
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offer OS X widget (and windows gadget)
offer desktop widgets/gadgets much like the dictionary/thesaurus in OS X, of which there is also a Wikipedia version as well as one for Wolfram Alpha ......
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Add a stronger suggestion engine for misspelled words.
When a user types a word that you don't recognise, you should present a them with some suggestions for similar words. You could base this on soundex, or you could drive it through the google engine.
2 votesAdminWordnik
(Admin, Wordnik)
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We’re working on this … expect to see some spelling-suggestion improvement soon!
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Move "Looking for this?" to a more prominent location when a word isn't found
For example, I searched for a word, but got the spelling wrong. Initially I didn't notice the "Looking for this?" area on the right hand side, so I went to Google instead to look for the right spelling...
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bug: twitter post times showing up as "##### nulls ago".
In the live twitter feed, instead of saying it was posted "13 seconds ago' or whatever, I'm seeing, "-20933 nulls ago"
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Both first and last names when a name is the word looked up
When looking up a word that is a first or last name the definition does not supply the other part of the name. If I look up Joachim, I see a Hungarian violinist but I don't know the last name of this person.
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1 voteAdminWordnik
(Admin, Wordnik)
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Yes — we don’t have a ton of data in that timeframe, so the graphs are not as accurate as they could be. We’re pushing a bunch of new data from that range into the system very soon, though, so please look for updated graphs soon!
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Search Capabilities
Enable advanced search functionality, including 'begins with' or 'contains' , 'phonetic spelling'
3 votesAdminWordnik
(Admin, Wordnik)
responded
We are planning to add this later this year — if you have suggestions, please leave a comment here!
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Collocations
Add common phrases in which words are used. For example, when I look up blue, I might see the phrases "wild blue yonder," "blue moon," etc.
15 votesAdminWordnik
(Admin, Wordnik)
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This is in the plan — stay tuned for more news soon!
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slanguage
curious about wordnik's potential relationship with slang. though "less scientific," urbandictionary.com is an incredible, if needlessly excessive and unmoderated tool for "expanding the paper" upon which we're compiling the language. any possibility of collaborating with them or a similar open-source slang/patois/regional-dialect aggregation service?
2 votesAdminWordnik
(Admin, Wordnik)
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We are absolutely open to slang! Since we’re relying on written sources, evidence for certain slang terms can be rare — we’d love for people to add notes for words where we have no written evidence!
And we love Aaron at the Urban Dictionary, and would love to work with him. :-)
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1 vote
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3 votesAdminWordnik
(Admin, Wordnik)
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We’d like to do this, too! In the meantime, feel free to check out the “Serendipity” words on each page, for browsing pleasure. :-)
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Browse Definitions
Column layout a la a traditional dictionary. The entries contain rich information eg flickr photos or other user contributed content.
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Enable search line on front page to accept a new word without having to delete "find your word"
When first coming to wordnik.com and putting an item in the search bar the "find your word" takes too long to disappear. When hitting enter the cursor goes to the bottom of the page and will not type into the search box.
1 voteAdminWordnik
(Admin, Wordnik)
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Thanks — we’ll look into this!
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expand acronyms and abbreviations in text taken from other dictionaries
Etymology information contains a lot of abbreviations which makes it somewhat inaccessible. Expanding these abbreviations might help.
Etymology information also might be easier to read if it was presented in a prettier format (maybe with more whitespace).
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Employ mascot powers. Cute pets give rise unto word love.
Cute sketches of familiar totems inspire trust, devotion, at least a smile. Recruit a good one.
3 votesAdminWordnik
(Admin, Wordnik)
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We’re currently accepting mascot applications. Characters should have at least three years of mascot experience, preferably in the education or consumer-web field. Should be kid-friendly, but not juvenile. Please, no characters from products rated MA or above.
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stats flashy but how useful
I try "cow" and am told it was unusual in 1800. I try "kine" (a plural of cow) and am told I can expect to see it about once a month. These "stats" strike me as wrong. The meanings of the bubbles are difficult to interpret. I love stats but need to know more about how they're generated, maybe alternate ways to generate.
2 votes
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