jwjarvis has looked up 4625 words, created 33 lists, listed 867 words, written 276 comments, added 48 tags, and loved 1383 words.
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"Don't use a five-dollar word when a fifty-cent word will do." Mark Twain
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Am I mentally deficient or can we still not put 'tags' on lists and not search for lists with particular tags?
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I like searching the corpus.
http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/ -
http://wordcount.org/main.php
maybe my vocabulary is larger than I thought.
conquistador is the least commonly used word in English? -
surveil
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Chuck Norris likes examples.
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would it be possible in the future to see examples of all forms of a word instead of having to search each variant individually?
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*like*
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wouldn't it be cool if we could "like" examples?
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can we put tags on lists? and how do you search for specific lists?
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best find of the year.
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what about a more powerful and enhanced feature to search for words by definition? search for words that have ...blank...in the definition.
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is scribd.com in the examples feed? what about other movie scripts websites? or lyrics websites?
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yeah, I kept mine in my 'about me' section .. otherwise it's gone I guess.
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didn't wordnik used to have your favorite onomatopoeia on your profile?
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The comments on Autantonyms by oroboros are a great place to start--I think cleave shows up on that list.
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what do you call a word that has two opposing meanings in its definition? e.g. cleave
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I'm very much in need of a wordnik SRS (spaced repetition system) App!
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Anki might be one of the coolest things I've found this year.
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Didn't the etymology tab used to be at the top? What happened to that? and will Wordnik.com ever collaborate with etymonline.com?
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how to do you split .flv video?!
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Anybody know how to get online access to "McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs" ?
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Thanks John, hyperwords is pretty cool.
what's the word on incorporating a thesaurus and alphabetizing the dictionary? and providing links within the dictionary for easy navigation e.g. T, Te, Th,.... -
Hi jwj, there are bookmarklets and plugins for looking up words from any web page, and a bookmarklet for adding a word to a list from any page (they're all linked to on the tools page). Something similar that let you highlight text and feed it straight into the comment form is a fine idea.
If anyone wants to whip up a bookmarklet or plugin, we'd happily feature it on the tools page :-) -
I just got another idea which has hopefully and most likely already crossed your mind. Maybe you can make a deal with firefox so wordnik users can easily post example sentences to wordnik. Maybe we wordnik users don't have to wait for the wordnik admin's to post more example sentences, maybe we can help you do it. Example sentences are more useful when they're in the context the user is interested in, right?
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wordnik button for google toolbar does not work
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Any developers out there that would like to collaborate?
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I recently started playing 'words with friends' on the iphone. I'm trying to think of an innovative iphone game that could be developed with wordnik. A way to share new words with friends, test each others vocabulary...
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iPhone app!!!
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how about wordnik flashcards?
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is there a wordnik iphone app?
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Also, are you going to turn this site into a social site down the road? I hope it can remain simple and professional. I would hate this site if it had tons of advertising on it. But it would be cool to be able to do more with the Zeitgeist page. I like how you can view recently listed words. There is a lot of worthless stuff on there though, a lot of dumb comments, useless words.
Can you follow lists? and get updates sent to your profile when a list as been updated?
Would it be a good idea to put a book club section in here somewhere? It would be cool to list highly recommended books on vocabulary building, communication, etymology, linguistics, semantics etc. -
Feature suggestion: put usage statistics in the definition. let us know how often each definition is used. E.g. definition 1 is used 20% of the time, definition 2 is used 80% of the time with this particular word.
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Cool, thanks for the update. Also, will it ever be possible to look up a word(s) based on the definition? I guess that would be similar to synonyms
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Hi Jason--the 'by letter' browsing will be able to be ordered alphabetically sometime this week. Stay tuned :-)
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I noticed on the bottom of the wordnik site it appears you can view words alphabetically, however it's ordered based on occurrences, not the alphabet. When can we view words alphabetically like an old fashioned dictionary?????
jwjarvis commented on the word verbose
Why can't we add words to the synonyms or related section????
May 10, 2012
jwjarvis commented on the list verbal-advantage-list
I want to make a mind map of the entire book but it's frustrating since I can't make multiple starting points in one mind map. still learning
May 10, 2012
jwjarvis commented on the word mind map
What's your favorite mind mapping software?
May 10, 2012
jwjarvis commented on the word deference
treated him without deference, although they said nothing offensive.
Aug 25, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word thrall
its penetrating ammonia scent held us in thrall
Aug 25, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word concession
Jim has asked for only a small, token concession
Aug 23, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word epistolary
but he has kept his hand in as an epistolary politician.
Aug 23, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word garrulous
...but let him get on a subject that truly engages him, like a coming election, and he becomes positively garrulous
Aug 23, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word curtness
In conversation he tends to curtness
Aug 23, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word suffuse
disseminate
Jul 18, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word tragicomedy
One of the tragicomedies of American education is the tenure system.
Apr 2, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the user jwjarvis
"Don't use a five-dollar word when a fifty-cent word will do." Mark Twain
Mar 31, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word ligare
"to bind"
deligate
colligate
ligand
ligament
obligate
profligate
Mar 29, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word ut dict.
"ut dictum", as directed
Mar 28, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word t.i.d.
from "ter in die", 3 times a day
Mar 28, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word q._h
quaque", every and the "h" indicating the number of hours
Mar 28, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word q.i.d.
"quater in die", 4 times a day
Mar 28, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word q.d.
"quaque die", once a day
Mar 28, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word p.r.n.
"pro re nata", for an occasion that has arisen, as circumstances require, as needed
Mar 28, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word p.c.
"post cibum", after meals
Mar 28, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word gtt.
"guttae", drops
Mar 28, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word b.i.d
"bis in die", twice a day
Mar 28, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word a.c.
"ante cibum", before meals
Mar 28, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word superoxide dismutase
Melons, including honey dew, casaba and cantaloupe, contain the SOD enzyme. Wheat, corn and soy sprouts also have high concentrations of SOD. However, stomach acids and digestive enzymes easily destroy the SOD molecule, leaving effectively no SOD to enter the bloodstream.
Mar 28, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word antioxidant
hydrophilic:
L-ascrobic acid, L-ascorbic acid 6-palmitate, glutathione (reduced form), (+)-catechin, and (-)-epicatechin showed effective SOD-like activity.
lipophilic:
Cinnamon oil, gamma-oryzanol, extract of rosemary leaf, L-alpha-lecithin, and L-alpha-cephalin
Mar 28, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the user jwjarvis
Am I mentally deficient or can we still not put 'tags' on lists and not search for lists with particular tags?
Mar 27, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word zeitgeist
not seeting the zeitgeist page makes me sad. I like clicking on "Zeitgeist" more so than boring "Community"
Mar 27, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the user jwjarvis
I like searching the corpus.
http://www.natcorp.ox.ac.uk/
Mar 27, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the user jwjarvis
http://wordcount.org/main.php
maybe my vocabulary is larger than I thought.
conquistador is the least commonly used word in English?
Mar 27, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word adderall
The combination of dextroamphetamine and amphetamine is used as part of a treatment program to treat ADHD, narcolepsy. It's a central nervous system stimulant and can be habit-forming
Mar 27, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word valium
Diazepam is used to relieve anxiety, muscle spasms, and seizures and to control agitation caused by alcohol withdrawal.
Mar 27, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word ambien
Zolpidem is used to treat insomnia (difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep). Zolpidem belongs to a class of medications called sedative-hypnotics. It works by slowing activity in the brain to allow sleep.
Mar 27, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word WHO's Essentials
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHO_Model_List_of_Essential_Medicines
Mar 21, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word extrapyramidal
The corticospinal or pyramidal tract is a collection of axons that travel between the cerebral cortex of the brain and the spinal cord.
....mostly motor axons
Mar 21, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word -crine
acridine derivative. e.g. tacrine, cholinesterase inhibitor (also used to treat Alzheimer's)
Mar 21, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word subdermal hematoma
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview/id/76580.html
Mar 18, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the user chelster
I'm looking for a catchy word that is synonymous with track or monitor or something that leaves a trail. Any ideas? It can also be in a different language or an invented word.
Mar 11, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word privy
privy to campaign strategy
Mar 10, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word exude
She exuded unwavering poise
Mar 10, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word agita
Peter dismissed all the agita about his brother's apparent distancing
Mar 10, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word aversion
have a strong religious aversion
Mar 10, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word salience
kind of reduce its salience for a group of folks who aren't persuadable
Mar 10, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word hedonistic
At least one prefers hedonistic pleasures of gustatory stimulation over scientific fact and logical conclusions based on science
Mar 10, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word suoicodilaipxecitsiligarfilacrepus
Mary Poppins: Of course you can say it backwards, which is Suoicodilaipxecitsiligarfilacrepus!
Feb 19, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the user jwjarvis
would it be possible in the future to see examples of all forms of a word instead of having to search each variant individually?
Feb 19, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word incumbent
salaries of job incumbents in his or her company
Feb 18, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word isozyme
are enzymes that differ in amino acid sequence but catalyze the same chemical reaction
Feb 18, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word alkali
ate 14c., "soda ash," from M.L. alkali, from Arabic al-qili "the ashes" (of saltwort, a plant growing in alkaline soils), from qala "to roast in a pan." The modern chemistry sense is from 1813
Feb 17, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word pied piper
The earliest references describe a piper, dressed in pied (multicolored) clothing, leading the children away from the town never to return. In the 16th century the story was expanded into a full narrative, in which the piper is a rat-catcher hired by the town to lure rats away with his magic pipe. When the citizenry refuses to pay for this service, he retaliates by turning his magic on their children, leading them away as he had the rats
Feb 17, 2011
jwjarvis commented on the word barbituate
are drugs that act as central nervous system depressants, and, by virtue of this, they produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to total anesthesia.
Feb 16, 2011