Dictionary webservice recommendation [closed]

Question

Lot of googling did not help me! Are there any good dictionary web based available?

I am looking for a site which can send me the meaning of words if we pass the word through query string!

Answer 1

I found you a Big Huge Thesaurus with a web API, and a dictionary at Aonaware that looks like it uses SOAP

Answer 2

There also exists the dict protocol which has been around for a long time. One of the things I like about dict is the command-line query program that is available.

I have also created a Wiktionary to dict gateway which provides access to the Wiktionary database through the dict protocol.

Answer 3

I found another three:

• Programmable Web: http://www.programmableweb.com/api/oxford-english-dictionary
• Glosbe API: http://glosbe.com/a-api
• DictService: http://services.aonaware.com/DictService/DictService.asmx