Cambridge is a terminal version of Cambridge Dictionary. Its dictionary data comes from https://dictionary.cambridge.org.
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Cambridge
Cambridge is a terminal version of Cambridge Dictionary.
The dictionary data comes from https://dictionary.cambridge.org
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Look up a word
Look up a phrase
Why This
I'm a terminal person tired of pulling out a GUI app or browser, inputting words in the search bar, hitting the search button and then waiting for the result to render with a bunch of unnecessary static files coming along. Not only is the time taken long, but also switching apps back and forth can be annoying. So I wrote this console application with features to my satisfaction.
Features
- Just
camb <word/phrase>
to look up what you need. - Mostly takes less than 1s including web page fetching. Less than 0.1s for the same item's later search.
- Fetches the first dictionary on Cambridge, without different dictionaries with similar meanings making people dizzy.
- If not found, a list of related suggestions will be displayed.
camb l
to list words and phrases you've searched successfully.
In Conjuction with fzf
camb l | fzf --preview 'camb {}'
, if you've installed fzf, you'll get the following magics:
- fuzzy finding a word from the word list & instantly previewing its meaning
- displaying the whole word list & instantly previewing each word meaning as you scroll through the list
- You can also add
alias cambl="camb l | fzf --preview 'camb {}'"
in your shell config for convenience
Installation
pip install cambridge
Usage
camb <word/phrase> # search a word or phrase. e.g. camb innocuous
camb <word/phrase> -v # search a word or phrase in verbose mode
camb l # list all words you've searched successfully in alphabetical order
camb l -t # list all words you've searched successfully in reverse chronological order
camb l -r # randomly list 20 words you've searched successfully
camb l -d # delete a word from the word list
camb <phrase with an apostrophe> # e.g. camb "a stone's throw" OR camb a stone\'s throw
camb <phrase with a slash> # e.g. camb "have your/its moments" OR camb have your\/its moments
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