ashawe / Word-Meanings-to-Markdown

Takes an input file (containing comma serparated words), finds its meaning and writes those meanings in Markdown

Words' Meanings to Markdown File Generator

A Program to find meanings of words from Google's Dictionary and write necessary details in markdown format.

INPUT:

A file (containing comma separated words whose meanings are to be found).

OUTPUT:

A markdown file with the word, its part of speech, definition and synonyms.

How to use:

1. Create an input file ex. words.txt with words whose meanings are to be found:

allusion,inclement,atrophy,averse,transcend

2. Change the input and output file path in the last line of the code. wordMeaningToMarkdown("./words1.txt", "./words.md");

3. Run the file using node node index.js

Sample:

Sample Input

allusion,inclement,atrophy

Sample Output

• inclement
  • adjective
    • (of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet.
    • ex: walkers should be prepared for inclement weather
    • synonyms: cold, chilly, bitter, bleak, raw
• allusion
  • noun
    • An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.
    • ex: an allusion to Shakespeare
    • synonyms: reference to, mention of, comment on, remark about, citation of
• atrophy
  • intransitive verb
    • (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution.
    • ex: without exercise, the muscles will atrophy
    • Gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect.
    • ex: her artistic skills atrophied from lack of use
  • noun
    • The process of atrophying or state of having atrophied.
    • ex: gastric atrophy
    • synonyms: waste away, waste, become emaciated, wither, shrivel peter out, taper off, tail off, dwindle, deteriorate wasting, wasting away, emaciation, withering, shrivelling