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This program allows you to search for relationships between words,
concepts, and people. It is a combination thesaurus, rhyming
dictionary, pun generator, and concept navigator. Use it to find
words that fit the needs of whatever writing endeavor you've
undertaken, or just to browse concept space. To use the system,
enter one or two words
into the boxes at the top of the page, select a
function
to perform, optionally select some word
relations to
allow, and click Submit Query!
Here is a description of the seven functions that
are available.
- Connection: This option lets you find
connections between two words, concepts, or people, even those
that seem unrelated.
Try entering a concept into each of the boxes in
the first section, select some relations to allow, select
the Connection function, and hit Submit Query.
You may be surprised at the results!
- Show related: This option shows you how
a certain word is related to various other words
in the dictionary. You only need to enter a word into
the first box to use this option.
- Show reachable: This option shows you words
that are more distantly related to the first word. You can
specify how distant by typing a different number into
the box next to the Show reachable option.
- Intersection: For this option you must enter
two words. It finds words that
are related to both. You can control how deeply
the program searches for commonalities by typing a different
number into
the box next to the Show reachable option.
- Rhyme coercion: If you're writing rhymed poetry, try
entering two words that you wish to rhyme. Using the Rhyme coercion
you can find words related to each words, respectively, that
rhyme or sound alike.
- Spell check and Substring: These options
let you find words in the database that you don't know how to spell.
The Spell check option finds words that are spelled
similarly to the first word. The Substring option finds
words that contain the first word.
More technical information is available in a technical note I've prepared, and in user feedback shown on the same page. Statistics on the database can also be viewed.
Please feel free to explore the system by entering as many queries as you
like, and send me feedback
if you stumble across anything interesting or have suggestions.
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