Touch Dictionary for ST - Page 2

azazel1024 · 02-21-2012, 10:24 AM

I pretty rarely need to do look-ups (boasting of my amazing vocab skills), but I do occasionally do it for more technical terms when I don't trust my memory 100% for the exact unit of measurement since I don't regularly use the unit of measurement or isn't regularly used. Such as a furlong, league or a fathom.

I like being precise, so I don't like "well, I know about how long/far that is".

So far, no issues even with more obscure units (when was the last time you used furlong in a conversation?).

The only look-up it wasn't able to find so far was "an iron crow"...which the context should have told me what it was, but I had to look it up anyway (old name for a crow bar, as reference it was used in Robinson Crusoe).

tdonline · 02-22-2012, 04:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doitsu

Have you already tried the free MR ePub edition of Webster's Dictionary?

I'm trying it out now. It's a megahuge file though and it's quite difficult to find a word quickly. The "find" option takes forever. So I use the go to page option instead but it's still pretty tedious.

I'm keeping it on my Nook for a trial run. Will see how it goes. It may come in handy too for words that are not my word list or in the Nook dictionary.

michaelbr · 02-22-2012, 07:28 PM

Thanks so much for all your input, I'll give it a try before getting another one. Can't wait to get my NST!!!

rjpawlak · 03-18-2012, 07:47 AM

Have to say that I would like a better dictionary too. The built-in dictionary many times references a root word with no defintion of the root. I think the dictionary on my Sony PRS-900 was way better.

Bob

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02-21-2012, 10:24 AM	#16
azazel1024 Groupie Posts: 182 Karma: 346596 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Ellicott City, MD Device: Nook simple touch, iPad 2	I pretty rarely need to do look-ups (boasting of my amazing vocab skills), but I do occasionally do it for more technical terms when I don't trust my memory 100% for the exact unit of measurement since I don't regularly use the unit of measurement or isn't regularly used. Such as a furlong, league or a fathom. I like being precise, so I don't like "well, I know about how long/far that is". So far, no issues even with more obscure units (when was the last time you used furlong in a conversation?). The only look-up it wasn't able to find so far was "an iron crow"...which the context should have told me what it was, but I had to look it up anyway (old name for a crow bar, as reference it was used in Robinson Crusoe).

02-22-2012, 07:28 PM	#18
michaelbr Connoisseur Posts: 81 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Murcia/Spain Device: Android 12	Thanks so much for all your input, I'll give it a try before getting another one. Can't wait to get my NST!!!

03-18-2012, 07:47 AM	#19
rjpawlak Enthusiast Posts: 44 Karma: 48432 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Nook STR and Nook Tablet	Have to say that I would like a better dictionary too. The built-in dictionary many times references a root word with no defintion of the root. I think the dictionary on my Sony PRS-900 was way better. Bob

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