NinjaWords Dictionary Provides Speedy Answers
A new site called NinjaWords provides rapid definitions upon queries. This is one of those sites that is very handy because of its simple user interface, but it is very fast. Its built on the Ajax and is boosted with a tie in to Wiktionary (think wikipedia mixed with a dictionary).
NinjaWords provides a faster way to get at a quick definition, with the full depth of a Wiktionary just a click away after you receive the definition. This site will not change your life, but can be a handy bookmark as opposed to Google Searching a word plus the word define or definition and hoping that the grab bag response is close.
One of the things I like about the site is that it creates a list of all the words and their definitions that you have searched for during your session. It does not clear the page automatically after each search and this seems to be rather useful for keeping track of what you have done. You can see a list of several random searches that I performed using the service.
(adj) : of fourth rank or order; of a mathematical expression containing e.g. x4
(adj) : not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean; unworthy; fake or deceptive; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes; not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful
“so disingenuous as not to confess them [faults]. - Alexander Pope”
(adj) : Closely acquainted; familiar; of or involved in a sexual relationship
“she enjoyed some intimate time alone with her husband.”
(n) : a very close friend; (in plural intimates) Women’s underwear, sleepwear, or lingerie, especially offered for sale in a store
“only a couple of intimates had ever read his writing.”
(v) : to suggest or disclose discreetly
“he intimated that we should leave before the argument escalated.”
(adj) : stealthy, furtive, well hidden, covert (especially movements)
(n) : a source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue
(adj) : providing nourishment
(v) : to recover, especially from an illness; to get better from an illness
(adj) : (of speech) not articulated in normal words; speechless
(adj) : belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the academic sect or philosophy; belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific
“academic courses - Warburton”
(n) : one holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist; a member of an academy, college, or university; an academician
(n) : a place where many varieties of trees are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes
(n) : a source of inspiration
(v) : to become lost in thought, to ponder
(n) : the study of the elderly, and of the aging process itself; the branch of science that deals with the problems of aged people. It is to be distinguished from geriatrics, which is the study of the diseases of the elderly. Gerontology covers the social, psychological and biological aspects of aging
(n) : plural of index
(v) : to utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out
“please think about your reply and don’t just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind.”
(n) : the geometric plane that contains the sun and the orbit of the Earth. Thus, the apparent path of the sun in the sky
(v) : to bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical; to slope
“he had to incline his body against the gusts to avoid being blown down in the storm.”
(n) : a slope
“to reach the building, we had to climb a steep incline.”
(adj) : eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, hanging, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid; having the quality of fretting or vexing
(n) : that which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually; any solid, liquid or gas capable of irreparably harming living tissues or damaging material on contact
Page Popularity for Site: 7% [?]
