Copyright: Copyright Antony Lewis 2002


Lookup Word
Lookup

Type here the word that you want to look up in the WordWeb database.

When you have entered the word press Enter, or click on the Search button.


Previous Button

Press this button to look up the word that you last looked up.

Keyboard shortcut: Alt+Left.


Next Button

Press this button to move to the next word, for example after you have pressed the Previous button.

Keyboard shortcut: Alt+Right.


X-Ref Button
X-Ref Button (Cross-Reference)

Press this button to look up the word in another dictionary or on the web.

WordWeb will auto-detect some common CD-ROM dictionaries, and also (by default) lets you look up the word on an Internet search engine, or look on a web dictionary. In WordWeb Pro you can add your own web lookups by selecting the item on the Options menu.

A list of supported CD-ROM dictionaries is given at  http://wordweb.info/dicts/


Search Button

Press this button to look up the word in the Lookup edit box.


Show Nouns

Press this button to only show words that are nouns (or press Alt+N).

If the button is disabled it means there is no sense in which the word is a noun.


Show Verbs

Press this button to only show words that are verbs (or press Alt+V).

If the button is disabled it means there is no sense in which the word is a verb.


Show Adjectives

Press this button to only show words that are adjectives (or press Alt+A).

If the button is disabled it means there is no sense in which the word is an adjective.


Show Adverbs

Press this button to only show words that are adverbs (or press Alt+R).

If the button is disabled it means there is no sense in which the word is an adverb.


Sense descriptions

This box shows the different senses of the word you are looking up.

Different senses are numbered for each word type, nouns first, then verbs,

adjectives and adverbs.

See how to show synonyms by sense.


Showing synonyms by sense

Many words have more than one meaning, so when you lookup a word there many be more than one definition displayed. To show just the synonyms specific to a particular sense, just click on the sense number. Alternatively you can press TAB until the cursor appears in the sense section, use the cursor keys to move the cursor onto the sense you want to view, and press ENTER.

For example if the search word is diffuse then your sense list would be

Verb: diffuse

 1. Move outward

 2. Spread or diffuse through

 3. Cause to become widely known

The synonyms include broadcast, disperse, spread out, permeate, etc. To show just the senses corresponding to move outward, click on the '1'. You will then only see the synonyms  fan out, spread and spread out.

Click another sense number to select a different sense, or click the selected number to show all the senses once again. The selected sense definition is shown in a different colour.


Showing synonyms by word type

The four buttons at the side of the definition box show whether the search word is a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb, the most common word types. A button is grayed if the search word does not have a meaning of that word type.

Click on one of the buttons to show only synonyms of that type, or use Alt+ the letter on the relevant button. Selecting a word type is also a good way to quickly view the definitions for that word type.

To show all the synonyms again (regardless of type) just click on the button again.


Showing related words

The tabs at the bottom of the synonyms list box show the different available types of related word. Just click on a tab to see words of that relationship, e.g. to see the antonyms of the search word click on the tab that says Antonyms (if no such tab is present it means there are no antonyms in the database). You can also see related words by pressing TAB until the tabs are selected and then using the cursor keys.

See Glossary of terms for explanation of the different types of related word.


Glossary of WordWeb terms

Synonyms	Words which mean the same in some context e.g. close is a synonym of shut.
Antonyms	Words meaning the opposite in some context e.g. big is an antonym of little
Attribs	A noun for which the adjective expresses value e.g. big is an attribute of size.
Type of	Shows less specific words. e.g. a comedy is a type of play
Types	Shows more specific words. e.g. flower has daisy as one of its types
Parts	Shows words for part of an object e.g. tree is one of the parts of a forest
Part of	Shows words for a collection or the whole e.g. bumper is a part of a car
Similar	Words with meanings that are close e.g. big is similar to huge


Copy
Copy/Replace

Press the copy button to copy the selected word to the clipboard. If the

caption of the button is Replace when you press the button it will paste

the selected word into the program you were using when you invoked WordWeb.

If there is selected text in the definition section then that will be copied,

otherwise the word selected in the list box. If you are running WordWeb

from another program this button may close the window.


Close

Press this button to close the WordWeb window.


Tabs

Click on one of the tabs to show different sets of related words.

See glossary of terms for what the different words on the

tabs mean.


Synonyms list box

This show the synonyms of the search word, or other sets of related words indicated on the tabs at the top.

Click on a word and press the Copy button to copy a word to the clipboard (or if you are using WordWeb from a word processor to replace the looked-up word). Double click on an item in the list to look it up in the database.

If WordWeb cannot match the part of speech of a word (for example if you look up plural noun WordWeb may not know how to pluralize the noun collocations that appear as synonyms) the word will appear with a star (*).


History list

Click on this to show the list of words previously searched for.

You can press the up and down cursors to move quickly up and

down the list without clicking this button. Press the Previous button
to return to the previous word.


Showing related words

WordWeb not only finds synonyms of words, but also a whole host of other words related in some way to the search word. The different types of relation are explained in the glossary of terms.

When you first look up a word WordWeb displays the synonyms in the list box in the lower half of the window. The other types of related word available are show in the set of tabs at the top of the list box. Just click on one of these to show the related words of that type.


Options

There are four options on the Options menu - select one of them and a tick will appear by the menu to show that you have that option selected.

Show roots only

By default WordWeb displays synonyms in the same part of speech as the search word, e.g. if you search for hoped then it will display desired, expected, etc. If you select the Show roots only option it will display desire, expect, etc. The root of the search word found in the database is displayed in the sense descriptions. Select Show roots only to get the synonyms as they appear in the database.

If WordWeb cannot match the part of speech of a word (for example if you look up plural noun WordWeb may not know how to pluralize the noun collocations that appear as synonyms) the word will appear with a start (*).

The WordWeb part of speech matcher is good, but not perfect (for instance it can’t tell the difference between collective nouns and ones that can be pluralized). If you want to be certain that you don’t accidentally misuse words select Show roots only.

X-References

Select one of the items on this submenu to determine what cross-reference options show when you click the X-Ref button, which is used to look up a word in another dictionary or on the web.

Detect installed dictionaries will scan your system for dictionaries that the program knows about and can link up to automatically. Any dictionaries that it finds will be listed at the bottom of the pop-up X-Ref menu which shows when you press the X-Ref button.

A list of supported dictionaries is given at  wordweb.info/dicts

Add web reference allows you to add an item to the X-Ref button to look up the word on a particular web site (Pro version only). Enter a name for the lookup, and a URL. The URL can contain the %s placeholder to stand for the word that is being looked up. For example, to look up the current word in Britannica on the web you might add an entry called “Britannica”, with URL “http://www.britannica.com/search?query=%s”.

Press the Delete button in the Add web reference window to remove a dictionary from the X-Ref menu.

Stay on top

Select this option to make the WordWeb window stay on top of other windows so that you can always see it.

Font

Select Small, Medium, or Large to change the font size used for showing definitions and synonyms.

WordWeb HotKey

Select this item to change the keyboard shortcut that you use to show WordWeb (by default Ctrl+Alt+W). In the pop-up window just type the key combination you would like to use.


Fonts

You can use WordWeb with three different font settings: small, medium and large. To change the font size just select Font from the Options menu, and select the one you want.


Resizing the WordWeb Window

You can resize the WordWeb window by dragging the bottom right corner with the mouse.

The size of the window is saved when you close WordWeb so that it will start up the same size next time.

If you change the window size you may also wish to change the window font.


Pronunciation

English pronunciation varies considerably across the English speaking world. WordWeb only provides a very rough guide. The correct local pronunciation will depend on where you are. In particular the vowel sounds vary very widely; words that rhyme in one locale may not in another.

b	but	a	cat	ch	rich
d	door	â	cot or arm *	sh	shut
f	fall	aw	out	th	theme
g	good	u	ado or upper	dh	the
h	happy	eh	air	zh	confusion
j	jug	ey	day	ng	sing
k	cut	e	bet	xh	Bach
l	list	ee	sleep
m	moon	i	tip
n	near	I	eye
p	part	o	organ
r	rest	oo	too
s	soft	ow	toad
t	turn	oy	joy
v	village	û	book
w	wet	eu	coiffeur
y	yet
z	zoom

* Note: In the UK â is pronounced differently depending on the letter it is written as. In US English the sounds are more similar.

Primary stresses are marked with ‘, secondary stresses with `. The stress can vary depending on part of speech and in some cases the sense. Examples:

other	'udhur	quirky	'kwurkee
overlook [n]	'owvur`lûk	coast	kowst
overlook [v]	`owvur'lûk	deny	di'nI


Crossword Compiler
Crossword Compiler:  Make your own crosswords!

Crossword Compiler offers everything you need to make all kinds of crosswords, from simple educational puzzles to complex cryptic crosswords. It can fill in blank grids, generate vocabulary puzzles from a list of words, manage clues, print out, and lots, lots more!

It also extends the word list features of WordWeb by adding a powerful word list manager for creating, converting, managing, and editing word lists. WordWeb and Crossword Compiler word lists are fully compatible.

Add interactive crosswords to your web site!

Create vocabulary puzzles automatically

Automatic grid filling from word lists

Create many types of crossword in different languages

Clue editor (with optional link-up to WordWeb Pro)

Many export options for professional DTP

Visit the web page at http://www.crossword-compiler.com/ for more information.

Ordering Crossword Compiler

Order Online: http://www.crossword-compiler.com/ordering.html

Ordering in North America

Ordering in Europe (Euro orders)

For up-to-date information see the web pages at http://www.crossword-compiler.com/ or email to info@crossword-compiler.com


License Information

You may use WordWeb free of charge for whatever you like - I hope you enjoy the program. It does not expire and is genuine freeware.

The program is 'bannerware' - I let you use it for free in the hope that you may be interested in my other programs Crossword Compiler, WordWeb Pro and WordWeb Developer.

WordWeb may be freely distributed without royalty as long as it is distributed in the form of the original unmodified self-extracting installation program. For some distribution purposes the installation program may be zipped.

E-Mail:	info@wordweb.info
Internet	http://wordweb.info/.

WordWeb is copyright © Antony Lewis 2002. All rights reserved.

WordNet database copyright 2001 © Princeton University. All rights reserved.

THIS SOFTWARE AND DATABASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND PRINCETON

UNIVERSITY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR

IMPLIED.  BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, BUT NOT LIMITATION, PRINCETON

UNIVERSITY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT-

ABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR THAT THE USE

OF THE LICENSED SOFTWARE, DATABASE OR DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT

INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR

OTHER RIGHTS.


WordWeb Pro

WordWeb Pro offers some great extra features:

Word searching facility

Enter a pattern as the search word and it will find words that match, e.g.

T???SH	finds thrash, thresh and thrush
*GRY	finds angry, hungry and unangry
?*Q*P	finds acquaintanceship, equip, liquid soap, re-equip, and square up
Use * to stand for any number of letters, ? for one unknown letter, @ for any vowel or # for a consonant. You can also search for letter groups and do punctuation-sensitive searches. The huge 200,000 word database is searched very quickly.

Anagrams

Enter a word and you can find all straight and multiple word anagrams, e.g.

protest	finds potters, spotter, to strep, pert sot, etc.

begin	finds being, binge, in beg, and gin be.

WordWeb Pro	finds powder brow + many others

Customize the dictionary

Add to and edit the database. Add new words, add new senses, edit definitions, etc.

Optional additional word lists

There are many optional word lists available that you can use for word finding, including compounds and phrases, names of towns and cities, other languages, etc. See below (or the online ordering page) for details.

WordWeb Pro can be integrated into Crossword Compiler, which also has powerful word list management and conversion tools.

Buy it now!

WordWeb Pro costs just $18 US Dollars ($30 on CD-ROM). You can view the price in your local currency by going to the ordering page:

Order Online:  http://wordweb.info/ordering.html.

Multi-user licences are available: please see the web page for details.

Paying in US Dollars

You can order from ShareIt, inc. Please see the order form.

Paying in Euros

You can order from ShareIt, in Germany. Please see the order form.

Other methods of payment and inquiries

Please e-mail any questions to ordering@wordweb.info

Up to date information about WordWeb Pro can be found on the World Wide Web at http://wordweb.info/.

Optional word lists

These sets of optional word lists are available for word finding (words only, no definitions):

Additional word lists

Over 220,000 compound words and phrases. Words and expressions from Webster's second edition. Medical, legal, and ethnic words. Movies and literature. Lists of names, cities, towns and US places. Birds and plants. Large list of unusual words and variant spellings.

UK word lists

UK Advanced Cryptics Dictionary (large list of 240,000+ words and compounds), UK place names and Scottish words.

Language word lists

Dutch, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Latin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish and Russian.


Ordering Crossword Compiler in N. America

Order Online

You can pay by credit card and download the full program immediately (or order the CD-ROM by mail).

Follow the links from http://www.crossword-compiler.com/ordering.html.

Phone, FAX and mail orders

The following combinations are available from ShareIt! Inc.

(#106786) Crossword Compiler	$45
(#106787) Crossword Compiler Bundle	$89
(#106789) Crossword Compiler Professional	$144
(#106790) Crossword Compiler Professional Bundle	$159

The Bundle options include WordWeb Pro and all the optional word lists. The Professional options include the Professional Grid Filler (powerful grid filling with complete control over which words are used).

Please add $15 if you would like a CD-ROM sent by mail, otherwise download instructions will be sent to your e-mail address.

You can order from ShareIt! Inc. by credit card, check or purchase order in the following ways:

Phone:  1-800-903-4152 or (724) 850-8186

FAX or Mail:  Print out, fill in and send this order form

Please quote the product number given above when you order.

THESE DETAILS ARE FOR ORDERS ONLY.

Please e-mail any questions to ordering@crossword-compiler.com. Up to date information about the program can also be found on the Internet at http://www.crossword-compiler.com.


Using
Using WordWeb

Click on a part of the window to see a description of what it does, or select one of the following topics:

Showing synonyms by sense

Showing synonyms by word type

Showing other related words

(This screenshot is of WordWeb Pro)


WordWeb Developer

WordWeb Developer contains two thesaurus/dictionary COM components that can be used for Windows development. There are also native Delphi or C++ Builder components.

One components are very similar to WordWeb. The other is a cut-down thesaurus only, useful because it can be used with a much smaller database file. The full database is exactly the same as the one used by WordWeb.

For up-to-date information see the web pages at http://www.x-word.com/wwdev/.

Ordering

Order online at http://www.x-word.com/wwdev/ordering.html.

Please e-mail any questions to wordweb@x-word.com.


Crossword Compiler Order Form

Select Print Topic from the file menu to print out the form.

Your name:

Company name:

Address:

FAX:	Phone:
Your email address:
(This MUST be given unless you pay
the S&H for shipping a CD-ROM)

Product	Name	Price	Number	Subtotal
106786	Crossword Compiler	$45	______	______
106787	Crossword Compiler Bundle	$89	______	______
106789	Crossword Compiler Professional	$144	______	______
106790	Crossword Compiler Professional Bundle	$159	______	______
	Shipping and Handling (Not applicable for e-mail delivery)	$15		______
			Total:	______

How would like to receive the full version?  e-mail: [  ]  postal mail: [  ]

How would you like to pay?  credit card: [  ]  check: [  ]  purchase order: [  ]

Credit card information (if applicable)

Credit card: Visa: [  ]  Eurocard/Mastercard: [  ]  American Express: [  ]  Diners Club: [  ]

Card holder: ________________________________

Card No.: ___________________________________ Expiration Date: ________

Date / Signature: ___________________________

Please FAX to ShareIt! Inc at (724) 850-8187 or mail to

ShareIt! Inc, PO Box 844, Greensburg, PA 15601-0844, USA


Ordering Crossword Compiler in Euros

You can order online in Euros, see http://www.x-word.com/ordering.html for details.

The following are available from ShareIt, with prices in Euros:

(#106786) Crossword Compiler	45
(#106787) Crossword Compiler Bundle	89
(#106789) Crossword Compiler Professional	144
(#106790) Crossword Compiler Professional Bundle	159

The Bundle options include all the extra word lists (see below) and WordWeb Pro, the Professional options include the Professional Grid Filler.

Add 15 Euros P&P if you would like a CD-ROM by mail, otherwise download instructions will be sent to your e-mail address.

Please quote the product number above when you order. Mail to

element 5 AG / ShareIt!

Vogelsanger Strasse 78

50823 Koeln

Germany

or

Phone: +49 -221-31088-20

Fax:  +49 -221-31088-29

E-Mail:  register@shareit.com


Copy menu

WordWeb Pro only

On the Copy menu there are items for copying text to the clipboard. You can copy just the selected word, all of the definitions, or all of the related words.

You can also press the Copy button to copy just the selected word. If you invoked WordWeb from another program this may be re-named the Replace button, and pressing it will replace the word you looked up with the selected word.


Find Words button

WordWeb Pro only

Press this button to find words using any of the installed word lists (or press Alt+F).


WordWeb Pro US Order Form
WordWeb Pro Order Form: US Dollars

Select Print Topic from the file menu to print out the form, or phone 1-800-903-4152 or (724) 850-8186 giving the product number listed below

Your name:

Company name:

Address:

FAX:	Phone:
Your email address:
(This MUST be given unless you pay
the S&H for shipping a CD-ROM)

Product	Name	Price	Number	Subtotal
130377	WordWeb Pro	$18	______	______
157858	WordWeb Pro with additional word lists (includes uncommon words, compounds,  phrases, place names, specialist lists, etc)	$43	______	______
157859	WordWeb Pro Bundle (as above, plus language word lists  and UK word lists)	$59	______	______
	Shipping and Handling (Not applicable for e-mail delivery)	$12		______
			Total:	______

How would like to receive the full version?  e-mail: [  ]  postal mail: [  ]

How would you like to pay?  credit card: [  ]  check: [  ]  purchase order: [  ]

Credit card information (if applicable)

Credit card: Visa: [  ]  Eurocard/Mastercard: [  ]  American Express: [  ]  Diners Club: [  ]

Card holder: ________________________________

Card No.: ___________________________________ Expiration Date: ________

Date / Signature: ___________________________

FAX to ShareIt! Inc at (724) 850-8187 or mail to

ShareIt! Inc, PO Box 844, Greensburg, PA 15601-0844, USA


WordWeb Pro Euro Order Form
WordWeb Pro Order Form: Euros

Select Print Topic from the file menu to print out the form, or phone +49-221-31088-20 (Germany) giving the product number listed below

Your name:

Company name:

Address:

FAX:	Phone:
Your email address:
(This MUST be given unless you pay
the S&H for shipping a CD-ROM)

Product	Name	Price	Number	Subtotal
130377	WordWeb Pro	18	______	______
157858	WordWeb Pro with additional word lists (includes uncommon words, compounds,  phrases, place names, specialist lists, etc)	48	______	______
157859	WordWeb Pro Bundle (as above, plus language word lists  and UK word lists)	62	______	______
	Shipping and Handling (Not applicable for e-mail delivery)	12		______
			Total:	______

How would like to receive the full version?  e-mail: [  ]  postal mail: [  ]

How would you like to pay?  credit card: [  ]  check: [  ]  purchase order: [  ]

Credit card information (if applicable)

Credit card: Visa: [  ]  Eurocard/Mastercard: [  ]  American Express: [  ]  Diners Club: [  ]

Card holder: ________________________________

Card No.: ___________________________________ Expiration Date: ________

Date / Signature: ___________________________

FAX to ShareIt! Inc at +49-221-31088-29 or mail to

element 5 AG / ShareIt!, Vogelsanger Strasse 78, 50823 Koeln, Germany.


Technical Information

WordWeb will work with most windows programs. When you click on the icon in the system tray or press the keyboard shortcut the program copies the highlighted word to the clipboard and then pastes it into WordWeb. However the word does need to be selected, and you may wish to integrate WordWeb more closely with your programs.

Programmers: Using WordWeb from your programs

You can either use the command line, send a message to the system tray icon (which will show WordWeb as though the use had clicked on it on the system tray), or you can call the WordWeb DLL that is installed to the Windows or Windows System folder.

For low-level access to the database and greater control look at http://wordweb.info/developer on the Internet for details of WordWeb Developer (COM components that can be used from most Windows programming environments).

If your software is widely distributed and you add support for WordWeb, please e-mail wordweb@wordweb.info. to be added to a mailing list so you can be informed of new versions and test compatibility before public release.

Command Line (requires WordWeb version 2.2 or higher)

You can use the Windows RUNDLL32 program to invoke WordWeb thus:

  Rundll32  WWEB32.DLL,ShowRunDLL word_to_lookup

Running the above from the command shell would show WordWeb with the word “word_to_lookup” selected. This can be empty, and also a multi-part phrase.

Show from the system tray (requires WordWeb version 2.2 or higher)

Send the wm_WordWebShowAtom message to the tray window, which is called “WordWeb Tray Icon”. WParam should be a global atom containing the word to look up. LParam should be the handle to the main window of the calling program if you want to enable word replacement, otherwise zero. WordWeb will delete the atom, do not delete it from your code.

If the Copy/Replace button is clicked, and LParam<>0, the LParam window is sent the wm_WordWebShowAtom message (with LParam being the atom containing the replacement word). WordWeb will delete the atom, do not delete it from your code.

Both WParam and LParam can be zero. Here is some sample code:

H:=FindWindow(‘WordWeb Tray Icon’,’WordWeb Tray Icon’);

If H<>0 then

Begin

 SetForegroundWindow(H); // So WordWeb can activate

 wm_WordWebShowAtom :=RegisterWindowMessage('WordWebShowAtom');

 LoopupWord:=’test’;

 SendMessage(H,wm_WordWebShowAtom,GlobalAddAtom(PChar(LookupWord)),Self.Handle);

end else {... WordWeb not found}

You then also need to write a message handler for the Self.Handle window to process the wm_WordWebShowAtom message and replace the lookup word with ReplaceWord obtained from GlobalGetAtomName(WParam, ReplaceWord, 255). This should return quickly as the message is sent, not posted.

Using the DLL

Here’s what the Borland Pascal/Delphi declarations for the DLL function call look like in case you choose this method to show WordWeb (always produces a new window, even if one is already showing). This is also available in WordWeb version 1.6x.

function ShowModalWordWeb(InP,OutP:PChar; CloseOnCopy:Boolean; AParent:Integer): Boolean; stdcall;

Shows WordWeb modally - i.e. it shows the window but waits for the window to close before returning. InP functions the same as P in ShowWordWeb. OutP points to a buffer to contain any selected word (the buffer should be 255 bytes long). CloseOnCopy determines whether the function returns with the selected word when the user presses the copy button. If this is true, pressing Copy closes the window, OutP contains the selected word and the function returns true. If WordWeb is closed by pressing Close the function returns false.


Using WordWeb from your wordprocessor
Using WordWeb from other programs

You can use WordWeb to look up words in most Windows programs.

1.	Select the word you want to look up. (In MS Word you can skip this step)
In most programs you can double click with the mouse to do this.

2.	Press the WordWeb keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+W, or click on the WordWeb icon [image] in the system tray
In Internet Explorer you can also right click and select WordWeb from the menu.

In some programs you can replace the selected word by pressing the Replace button in the WordWeb window after you have chosen an alternative.

What is the system tray?

The system tray is usually at the bottom right of the screen, at the end of the Windows taskbar. The WordWeb icon is shown when WordWeb is running, just click on it with the mouse to show WordWeb at any time. You can also right-click on the icon to see a menu of other options.

In Windows XP and higher the WordWeb icon might be hidden

Windows XP by default hides tray icons that have not been used for a while. This can be annoying, as you use may want to use the icon to show WordWeb. However you can easily force Windows to always show the icon, as follows:

1. Right Click somewhere on the Windows taskbar (usually at the bottom of the screen)

2. Select Properties from the pop-up menu

3. Make sure the “TaskBar” tab is showing at the top of the window, and click the Customize button

4. Click on WordWeb under the list of Current Items, and change where is says “Hide when inactive” to “Always show”.

The WordWeb icon should then always be visible so you can click on it to quickly look up words in any program.