Can you view dictionary by itself?

jswinden · 12-16-2010, 02:13 PM

Can you view dictionary by itself? I know how to use it in the reader app, etc, but sometimes I would just like to open the dictionary by itself to lookup words. The Kindles and Sony Readers allow this, but I can't seem to find how to do this on the NC. I'm thinking maybe I have to buy a dictionary?

SCION · 12-16-2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

Can you view dictionary by itself? I know how to use it in the reader app, etc, but sometimes I would just like to open the dictionary by itself to lookup words. The Kindles and Sony Readers allow this, but I can't seem to find how to do this on the NC. I'm thinking maybe I have to buy a dictionary?

No, there's no stand alone dictionary. I was used to that from my Sony 900. One of the reasons I rooted. Many have suggested this on the B&N forum.

KryptoNyte · 12-16-2010, 08:38 PM

Just testing this one out ...

http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f...y-comes-13472/

SCION · 12-16-2010, 08:45 PM

I use the Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus (paid app).

http://www.appbrain.com/app/oxford-d...ctandthes.full

There's also an Oxford English Dictionary.

KryptoNyte · 12-16-2010, 08:49 PM

Oh, that's nice.

jswinden · 12-16-2010, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by SCION

I use the Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus (paid app).

http://www.appbrain.com/app/oxford-d...ctandthes.full

There's also an Oxford English Dictionary.

That's what the PRS-950 has, but in eBook rather than app of course. You can actually choose between The Oxford American Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary. Oh well, I guess I'll eventually buy a separate dictionary ePub and put in on my NC, probably the Oxford English Dictionary.

SCION · 12-16-2010, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jswinden

That's what the PRS-950 has, but in eBook rather than app of course. You can actually choose between The Oxford American Dictionary and the Oxford English Dictionary...

Yeah, that's what I fondly remember!

Snard · 12-17-2010, 08:16 AM

Hey, this is probably a stupid idea, but hear me out.

We know that if you press & hold a word in an ebook, it pops up a window that lets you display the word's definition. So... shouldn't it be possible to just load a document that is nothing more than a list of all the words, in nice columns, and then when you press & hold a word, it will look it up?

If this would work, it couldn't be that hard to create an epub that would do this, without needing a special app.

Thanks for listening to my raving,

- Snard

12-16-2010, 02:13 PM	#1
jswinden Nameless Being	Can you view dictionary by itself? Can you view dictionary by itself? I know how to use it in the reader app, etc, but sometimes I would just like to open the dictionary by itself to lookup words. The Kindles and Sony Readers allow this, but I can't seem to find how to do this on the NC. I'm thinking maybe I have to buy a dictionary?

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12-16-2010, 08:38 PM	#3
KryptoNyte Shepherd Posts: 313 Karma: 663 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook Color, LG Optimus V	Just testing this one out ... http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f...y-comes-13472/

12-16-2010, 08:45 PM	#4
SCION Séduisant Posts: 4,706 Karma: 2107018 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Texas, USA Device: Boox Note Air2+; Kobo Libra2; Kindle Scribe, Oasis3; iPad Mini6	I use the Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus (paid app). http://www.appbrain.com/app/oxford-d...ctandthes.full There's also an Oxford English Dictionary.

12-16-2010, 08:49 PM	#5
KryptoNyte Shepherd Posts: 313 Karma: 663 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Nook Color, LG Optimus V	Oh, that's nice.

12-17-2010, 08:16 AM	#8
Snard Member Posts: 15 Karma: 346 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hartland, WI Device: Nook Color	Hey, this is probably a stupid idea, but hear me out. We know that if you press & hold a word in an ebook, it pops up a window that lets you display the word's definition. So... shouldn't it be possible to just load a document that is nothing more than a list of all the words, in nice columns, and then when you press & hold a word, it will look it up? If this would work, it couldn't be that hard to create an epub that would do this, without needing a special app. Thanks for listening to my raving, - Snard

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