Micro$lop is foisting on its captive users such questionable niceties
as "Copilot" and "Recall," but do they ever offer something that is
actually useful to human creativity such as a dictionary?

Ha, ha, ha! The simple concept of a dictionary doubtless boggles
the minds of the asinine managers at Micro$lop.

GNU/Linux, however, provides a dictionary/thesaurus conveniently
at ones fingertips. There are actually several varieties available.
I use the following:

https://github.com/cheusov/dictd

Here is an example of dictd in action. Rather than keep the
dictd service (daemon) running at all times I use a handy little
bash script, called "check-word," to invoke it when needed:

#! /bin/bash
printf "define * \"$1\"\n" $1 | dictd -i

Here is an example of the output:

check-word saddle

220 ajax.xxxxxx dictd 1.13.3/rf on Linux 6.12.0 <auth.mime>
150 5 definitions retrieved
151 "Saddle" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.53"
Saddle \Sad"dle\, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G.
sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s["o][eth]ull, Dan. & Sw.
sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root
of E. sit.]
1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to
span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups
for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place
with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or
tricycle.
[1913 Webster]

2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's
back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves
various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry
guides for the reins, etc.
[1913 Webster]

3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an
animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton,
of venison, etc.
[1913 Webster]

4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar,
and shaped to receive the end of another spar.
[1913 Webster]

5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit
upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment
or support.
[1913 Webster]

6. (Zool.) The clitellus of an earthworm.
[1913 Webster]

7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece
from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans
and covers the joint between two floors.
[1913 Webster]

8. (Phys. Geog.) A ridge connected two higher elevations; a
low point in the crest line of a ridge; a col.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

9. (Mining) A formation of gold-bearing quartz occurring
along the crest of an anticlinal fold, esp. in Australia.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

{Saddle bar} (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the
lead panels of a glazed window are secured. --Oxf. Gloss.

{Saddle gall} (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back,
made by the saddle.

{Saddle girth}, a band passing round the body of a horse to
hold the saddle in its place.

{saddle horse}, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a
saddle.

{Saddle joint}, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by
bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward
over the turned-up edge of the next sheet.

{Saddle roof}, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one
ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a
different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a
saddle roof. Called also {saddleback roof}.

{Saddle shell} (Zool.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of
the genera {Placuna} and {Anomia}; -- so called from its
shape. Called also {saddle oyster}.
[1913 Webster]
..
151 "Saddle" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.53"
Saddle \Sad"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Saddling}.] [AS. sadelian.]
1. To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding.
"saddle my horse." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Abraham rose up early, . . . and saddled his ass.
--Gen. xxii.
3.
[1913 Webster]

2. Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to
encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges
and highways.
[1913 Webster]
..
151 "saddle" wn "WordNet (r) 3.1"
saddle
n 1: a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal
2: a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is
shaped like a saddle) [syn: {saddleback}]
3: cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part
of the backbone and both loins
4: a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe
5: a seat for the rider of a bicycle [syn: {bicycle seat}]
6: posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
..
151 "saddle" wn "WordNet (r) 3.1"
saddle
v 1: put a saddle on; "saddle the horses" [ant: {unsaddle}]
2: load or burden; encumber; "he saddled me with that heavy
responsibility"
3: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged
her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend" [syn:
{charge}, {burden}]
..
151 "saddle" moby-thesaurus "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
139 Moby Thesaurus words for "saddle":
Chateaubriand, back band, backstrap, bearing rein, bed, bed down,
bellyband, bench, bit, blade roast, blinders, blinds, break,
breast, breeching, bridle, brisket, brush, camel saddle, caparison,
cavesson, chair, charge, checkrein, cheekpiece, chinband, chine,
chuck, chuck roast, cinch, clod, col, cold cuts, collar, comb,
crownband, crupper, cumber, curb, curry, currycomb, curule chair,
dais, drench, encumber, esker, feed, fetter, filet mignon, flank,
fodder, gag swivel, gentle, girth, groom, hackamore, halter, hames,
hametugs, hamper, handle, harness, headgear, headstall, helm,
hip straps, hitch, hitch up, hogback, hook up, horseback, howdah,
impede, impose, inflict, jaquima, jerk line, jockey saddle, kame,
knuckle, lade, lines, litter, load, loin, manage, martingale, milk,
noseband, panel, pillion, plate, plate piece, pole strap,
pot roast, rack, reins, restrict, rib roast, ribbons, ribs, ridge,
roast, rolled roast, round, rub down, rump, rump roast, saddleback,
seat, seat of power, seat of state, shaft tug, shank, short ribs,
shoulder, shoulder clod, side check, sirloin, snaffle, spine,
surcingle, tack, tackle, tame, task, tax, tend, tenderloin, tether,
train, trappings, tug, water, weigh, weight, winker braces,
woolsack, yoke
..
250 ok [d/m/c = 5/0/61; 0.000r 0.000u 0.000s]

Now that's what I call a fucking dictionary!

The Micro$lop bootlickers can only swoon with envy while their
"Copilot" pegs the CPU at 111%.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!

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Le 22-12-2024, Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> a écrit :
> Micro$lop is foisting on its captive users such questionable niceties
> as "Copilot" and "Recall," but do they ever offer something that is
> actually useful to human creativity such as a dictionary?

If you were creative, you would be able to insult on more better ways
without the need to fall back on the only word you know: "idiot".

> Ha, ha, ha! The simple concept of a dictionary doubtless boggles
> the minds of the asinine managers at Micro$lop.

You should try to learn about how to use it to improve your insults.

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On 12/22/24 4:09 AM, Farley Flud wrote:
> #! /bin/bash
> printf "define * \"$1\"\n" $1 | dictd -i

When I do as above, I get:

dictd (dict_data_open): /dev/null is not a regular file -- ignoring

On Sun, 22 Dec 2024 20:51:04 -0600, Physfitfreak wrote:

> On 12/22/24 4:09 AM, Farley Flud wrote:
>> #! /bin/bash printf "define * \"$1\"\n" $1 | dictd -i
>
>
> When I do as above, I get:
>
> dictd (dict_data_open): /dev/null is not a regular file -- ignoring
>

Do you have the location of your dictionaries specified in your config
file, which is usually in /etc/dictd.conf?

The entries in dictd.conf should point to your dictionary files which
are usually in /usr/share/dict but can be anywhere.

You can try to execute from a terminal:

dictd -i -d

This should print all the locations if there are any.

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On 12/23/24 12:39 PM, Farley Flud wrote:
> The entries in dictd.conf should point to your dictionary files which
> are usually in /usr/share/dict but can be anywhere.

Therefore I don't have the knowledge of the unknown. Take your Linux to
those who provide it to public and shove it up their traitorous asses.
Not to hurt them any, no. Just to give them Satanic pleasure in these
days of Penis X fever.

I'm a member of the public. Note that please. You're not _allowed_ to
suddenly pull out something for the public previously not specified to
them right out of your sleeves.

On Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:42 +0000, Farley Flud wrote:

> dictd -i -d
>

Oops! So sorry. Should be this:

dictd -i -v

Report the results.

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On Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:34:51 +0000, Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> wrote in
<pan$292c7$9bed75db$731cea3a$9fbdb627@linux.rocks>:

> On Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:42 +0000, Farley Flud wrote:
>
>> dictd -i -d
>>
>>
> Oops! So sorry. Should be this:
>
> dictd -i -v
>
> Report the results.

database gcide {
data /usr/share/dictd/gcide.dict.dz
index /usr/share/dictd/gcide.index
} database wn {
data /usr/share/dictd/wn.dict.dz
index /usr/share/dictd/wn.index
} database jargon {
data /usr/share/dictd/jargon.dict.dz
index /usr/share/dictd/jargon.index
} database vera {
data /usr/share/dictd/vera.dict.dz
index /usr/share/dictd/vera.index
} database devil {
data /usr/share/dictd/devil.dict.dz
index /usr/share/dictd/devil.index
} database elements {
data /usr/share/dictd/elements.dict.dz
index /usr/share/dictd/elements.index
}

Got any good dicts to suggest?

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"From The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906) [devil]:

POLITICIAN, n. An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the
superstructure of organized society is reared. When he wriggles he
mistakes the agitation of his tail for the trembling of the edifice.
As compared with the statesman, he suffers the disadvantage of being
alive."

On 23 Dec 2024 20:45:00 GMT, vallor wrote:

>
> database gcide {
> data /usr/share/dictd/gcide.dict.dz
> index /usr/share/dictd/gcide.index
> }
> database wn {
> data /usr/share/dictd/wn.dict.dz
> index /usr/share/dictd/wn.index
>

The output should have reported the version of the
above. Why did it not?

The current versions are gcide-0.53 and wn-3.1.

It is possible that you are WAY behind.

>
> Got any good dicts to suggest?
>

Yeah. Any dick up your ass is fine with me.

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On Mon, 23 Dec 2024 21:42:18 +0000, Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> wrote in
<pan$67c64$f35a3f4d$bcc5d9d$4feb03d3@linux.rocks>:

> On 23 Dec 2024 20:45:00 GMT, vallor wrote:
>> Got any good dicts to suggest?
>>
>>
> Yeah. [Redacted]

That doesn't sound like any "adjunct facility member" I know.

Sounds like a frat-boy drop-out.

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On 12/23/24 2:34 PM, Farley Flud wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:39:42 +0000, Farley Flud wrote:
>
>> dictd -i -d
>>
>
> Oops! So sorry. Should be this:
>
> dictd -i -v
>
> Report the results.
>
>
>
>
>

dictd: option requires an argument -- 'd'