New to Mac? Check out the built-in Dictionary app
You might not realize it, but your Mac has a built-in app that’s useful for your work or your child’s homework. Check out the Dictionary app on Mac.
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How to use the Mac Look Up reference tool for quick details
Your Mac Look Up tool is handy for definitions, apps, maps, movies, books, and much more. Here’s how to open the tool and the options you can use.
UrbanWatch is a slang dictionary on your wrist
Bring Urban Dictionary to your Apple Watch with the UrbanWatch app to search for words, discover the Word of the Day or view randomly picked words—all from your wrist.
How to turn on and use the built-in iPhone thesaurus with ease
First, it was dictionaries. Now, Apple has added a built-in iPhone thesaurus. Here’s how you can install it and use it with ease on your device.
How to quickly look up a word definition on iPhone and iPad
Find out how to define words or look up a word definition by accessing the built-in dictionary of your iPhone or iPad (no app needed).
How to use your iPhone to translate foreign words to English (no app required)
Learn how you can use your iPhone to translate words from one language to another without having to install any application. Once set up, looking up a word will no longer just define it, but actually translate it on the spot.
SearchDefine: search for word definitions right from Spotlight
There come times when you need to define words quickly, and because iOS has no dedicated Dictionary app, there is really no convenient way to define a word when you’re stuck.
Rather than downloading a third-party dictionary app from the App Store to clutter your Home screen even further, a new jailbreak tweak called SearchDefine lets you define words via the iOS dictionary right from Spotlight.
iOS 10 tidbit: “Define” has become “Look Up,” now supports Siri-powered web suggestions
As a non-native English speaker, I rely on a Define feature which helps me pull up the definition for any selected word in Safari and other apps, as determined by iOS’s built-in Dictionary.
With iOS 10, Apple has rebranded this feature as Look Up and it’s not just a marketing gimmick: On iOS 10, Look Up’s greatly expanded scope now serves up any piece of Internet content that Siri Suggestions support.
Locktionary: search the iOS dictionary from the Lock screen
Locktionary is a new jailbreak tweak that can be had for free from Cydia’s BigBoss repository that will let you search for the definition of any word right from the Lock screen.
The tweak offers a simple way to quickly figure the meaning of a word without having to be vocal with Siri and without even having to unlock your iPhone. In this piece, we’ll walk you through how the tweak works and let you know what we think about it.
This tweak lets you search the web or define words from anywhere
For the times when you want to quickly search for something on the internet or define a word you just read in a book that you have no idea the meaning of, TextSearchPro is a new jailbreak tweak available in Cydia that lets you find what you’re looking for in a heartbeat.
How to manage dictionaries and look up word definitions on iPhone and iPad
The App Store’s virtual shelves carry dozens of dictionary apps but did you know that as of iOS 5 Apple’s offered a feature designed to make it easy for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad owners to look up word definitions in a bunch of foreign languages?
Built-in dictionaries are available system-wide and work great as a general quick-reference tool so consider using them whenever possible.
Up until iOS 8, bringing up word definitions was as easy as selecting a piece of text and choosing the Define option. iOS 8, however, requires you to manually download dictionaries before you can define words on an iOS device.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to download and manage specific language dictionaries, use the Define feature and remove dictionaries you might no longer need in order to conserve storage space.
How to define words from anywhere using Activator
Have you ever wanted to quickly learn the definition of a word, but you weren’t actually viewing the word on your iPhone? Sure, you can use Siri, but sometimes even that’s not a option or a possibility.
Define Activator is a new jailbreak tweak that allows you to define text using a preset Activator gesture. Once you invoke the assigned gesture, a pop-up box appears where you can type in the term that you wish to define.
