I like ninjas. That being said, I don't really associate ninjas with dictionaries. However,
Ninjawords aims to change that. Or something. Ninjawords is a simple Ajax dictionary that aspires to be like a ninja: smart, accurate, and really fast. Type in your word, smack the enter key, and you definition pops up. That's it! Yes, a very simple tool, and a pretty obvious use of Ajax at that, but I enjoy Ninjawords' clean, uncluttered interface. It also has a couple extra features, like the ability to look up multiple words at once (just separate them with commas) and easy URL-based lookup (just type ninjawords.com/yourwordhere). It will also make spelling suggestions. While I still love the venerable Dictionary.com, Ninjawords is a great alternative, though I wouldn't want to meet it in a dark alley.
Tags: ajax, dictionary, english, lookup, ninja, ninjawords, web 2.0, Web2.0, web20
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Subscribe to commentsryanNov 16th 2006 4:59PM
venerable
HenryNov 16th 2006 5:22PM
Very quick and effective. I'd recommend working with http://www.answers.com and http://www.metaglossary.com in conjunction with ninjawords - together a user will definitely find what they are looking for. I'd love to see ninjawords and metaglossary work together...
StevenNov 16th 2006 5:51PM
Ever since somebody claimed a word was real and used dictionary.com as their reference, I do not trust it at all. m-w.com 4tw
SneorWeirdNov 18th 2006 9:32AM
I foiled it with "that". Certainly doesn't bode well, does it?
MichaelNov 17th 2006 1:22AM
For some reason, the word "fast" took a particularly long time on my computer. maybe it was just my comp.
Phil CrosbyNov 27th 2006 4:40AM
I've updated the dictionary, so that the site in general is much faster, with better definitions (including the word "that" ;-). See the changes here:
http://eightpence.com/ninja-updates/
Thanks for the feedback