Question by booger: Best data structure to represent a dictionary and in a program?
If I am to have a dictionary, A-Z, would a hashtable be an ideal structure?
Ex:
A-a, apple, etc.
B-
C-c, cat, cook, etc.
D…
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Answer by Scott
That depends on what you need the data for, if you are loading the entire thing at once, then the hashtable can get large in size and take longer load. A database would be a good idea, that way you can only pull the data you need, not all of it. Such as getting all words that start with the letter A. Also this will allow you to search for words easier.
Also, hashtables only map keys to vales, so you wont be able to get specific words from a letter without getting all the other words.
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Question by onlyy_erin: How can you add a word to the dictionary?
I want the word confuzzled in the dictionary. It means confused and puzzled. Thanks. =]
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Answer by Charlene S
Befuddled and flummoxed are two possible synonyms for your wannabe word, which is cute, admittedly.
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Question by Miss Epistemologist: Dictionary definitions don’t help me understand the meaning of this word?
If someone uses the word ‘distant’ to describe another person, what does that usually mean? Dictionary definitions aren’t useful because they just give you a list of synonyms which dont really have the same effect.
Can someone give me an explanation in ordinary terms of what ‘distant’ means in relation to a person or their behaviour?
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Answer by Matthew
distant in terms of a relationship or friendship in general means that there is not much of a connectino between the two parties. basically that there really isn’t much holding it together.
Kind of like old friends. They may still be friends, but you do not talk to them very much, they are just distant friends.
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Question by Brent Michie: Can someone give me a link to a downloadable text file dictionary or thesaurus.?
Must be loadable using the matlab ‘load’ function. It is an effort towards a simple automation of crossword making.
I do not want an online dictionary / thesaurus it must be downloadable and loadable on matlab.
Thanks in advance.
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Answer by Ron
dictionary: http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/5408
http://www.babylon.com/definition/MATLAB/English
thesaurus: http://www.supershareware.com/english-thesaurus-free/
Not sure about these.
Ron
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Question by nanaxiu: is there a free dictionary software for a blackberry pearl?
i want to add a dictionary on my blackberry pearl. thing is, i wanted to have the one that is free. would you know any website that provides a free dictionary for blackberry pearl? thanks a lot.
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Answer by Froggie
I think the oxford dictionary is free, I used to use it but have bought the books now so don’t often look up words on line now, goodluck! 
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Question by Charlotte x: A dictionary site that gives you easy to understand definitions?
A dictionary site that gives you easy to understand definitions?
I can understand what they say sometimes, but they use alot of technical terms and words that I don’t understand, forcing me (and many others) to look that word up and still left in confusion. So does anyone know a site where they give you simple definitions without all the technicality? (though if there’s a site that has both, that would be great too).
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Answer by Ananta P
You can always check the following
1. www.answers.com
This site has very good definitions, and even if you do not understand something they have a cross link to that.
2.www.merriam-webster.com
This is the second best dictionary online. I often find that these two dictionaries are self sufficient. Apart from that always remember, Wikipedia and Google are nice ones to look into
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Question by Big Baby: How does a word get into the dictionary?
how does a word gets into the dictionary? how should it look like, who chooses it and by what characteristics?
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Answer by Honesty
If a word gets accepted into common usage by the general population, it gets put into the dictionary. That’s about it. I imagine most of the big publishing companies that publish dictionaries have people (editors) whose main purpose is to determine from reading many different publications and sites what new words have come into current usage and how common they are.
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Question by nanaxiu: is there a free dictionary software for a blackberry pearl?
i want to add a dictionary on my blackberry pearl. thing is, i wanted to have the one that is free. would you know any website that provides a free dictionary for blackberry pearl? thanks a lot.
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Answer by Froggie
Apart from the oxford you could also try that wikipeka or whatever its called, people seem to refer to it alot on here so it must be free too!
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Question by Mysterious Anonymity: What’s a good FREE software of an English-Chinese dictionary with an ENGLISH interface?
I need a good software for a English<-->Chinese dictionary, with an English interface. I don’t know if it already does this, but I need to be able to find words by pinyin and radicals.
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Answer by Liuzhou Laowai
I always recommend Nciku
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