Go English Dictionary

simple English cli dictionary, that uses en-word.net database of english words

Features

• Fast English word lookup
• Supports both exact matching and prefix matching
• Displays definitions and example usage
• Checks if new DB is available
• Offline access after initial download

Installation

go install github.com/kamildemocko/goendic/v2/cmd/endic@latest

Usage

endic [OPTIONS] WORD

Options

• -e: Use exact matching (default: prefix matching)
• -l: Return all results (default: limited to 10)
• -u: Force to update database
• -d: Debug mode (hidden in usage)

Examples

# Search for words starting with "happy"
goendic happy

# Search for exact word "happy"
goendic -e happy

# Show all results for words starting with "happy" instead of showing just first 10
goendic -l happy

Screenshot

How it works

1. Downloads English dictionary data from en-word.net
2. Stores data in a local SQLite database with FTS5 for fast text search
3. Provides command-line interface for word lookups

License

MIT