A command-line dictionary tool Wordsmith

With the dict client, you can quickly search dozens of natural language dictionary databases for the perfect word.

- Bruce Byfield

As a writer, I rarely need to look up the definition of a word. If I don’t know a word, I’m not going to risk using it. However, I frequently check that a word has the exact nuance I want. If it does not, I turn to a thesaurus to search for a closer alternative. Unfortunately, a regular dictionary is next to useless for these purposes. That is why I was pleased to discover dict [1], which not only has the information needed for such purposes, but runs from the command line for added efficiency.