Hi,
I am developing an interactive English vocabulary learning app. In order that the built-in vocab quiz function will work, my app needs offline access to an English-English dictionary and an English idiom dictionary. Does anyone know any such dictionary resources which I can use for free or at a small fee? I need the headwords with definitions and, if available, the examples.
My app is not for profit and will be open to public use for free, so I would prefer free resources if available. I will be very grateful indeed if colleagues would point me to the right direction. Thanks!
Hi, you can consult the English Idioms Dictionary for Mobile. it is free for 30 days.
https://download.cnet.com/English-Idioms-Dictionary/3000-18495_4-202657.html
I believe you could try Wordnet(https://wordnet.princeton.edu/) for a start. It provides you with synsets that are collections of synonyms. Each item has also short description (1-2 sentences) that can be used to distinguish term among themselves.
As for programming solutions you could start with (https://github.com/dwyl/english-words/) and further use any available source for building your app.
You may want to try to contact the Collins Cobuild, which has a complete set of dictionary, grammar, idioms, phrasal verbs. The dictionary. in particular, is corpus-based, and proceeds by giving explanatory examples from genuine English use.
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