How Could I Randomize A Dictionary?

[Gizmo j]

I'm trying to make a dictionary that orders the words and definitions in random.

Do I have to make a whole app for this or is there a simpler way?

 

[pete6032]

What do you mean by trying to make? You can Google search for random English word generators and get random words and then look the definitions up using your web browser dictionary. That would require minimal effort.

Here is a random word generator.

Random Word Generator

Generate random words, nouns, verbs, adjectives, letters, phrases, sentences or numbers to brainstorm and create new ideas at Random Word Generator.

randomwordgenerator.com

 

[igor_kavinski]

Do I have to make a whole app for this or is there a simpler way?

Random Word

Random word gives a single, unusual word with a short definition. Great for word of the day and to improve vocabulary.

randomword.com

 

[JM Aggie08]

Wat.

 

[Gizmo j]

Random Word

Random word gives a single, unusual word with a short definition. Great for word of the day and to improve vocabulary.

randomword.com

I want a very long list of words and definitions like an actual dictionary, but in random.

 

[Red Squirrel]

You should try chat GPT.

#include <iostream>
#include <ctime>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>

int main() {
    // Seed the random number generator
    std::srand(std::time(0));

    // List of words in an array
    std::string words[] = {"apple", "banana", "cherry", "date", "elderberry", "fig", "grape", "kiwi", "lemon", "mango"};

    // Get the size of the array
    int numWords = sizeof(words) / sizeof(words[0]);

    // Convert array to vector for easier randomization
    std::vector<std::string> wordsVec(words, words + numWords);

    // Randomly shuffle the vector
    std::random_shuffle(wordsVec.begin(), wordsVec.end());

    // Print out the randomized list of words
    std::cout << "Randomized list of words: " << std::endl;
    for (const auto& word : wordsVec) {
        std::cout << word << std::endl;
    }

    return 0;
}

For such a large amount of words I would do it differently though. Instead of shuffling the entire array just randomize an index and call the array by index.

 

[Captante]

Put it through a shredder.

You should try chat GPT.

That actually might work!

 

[quikah]

You could just use this website:

Random Word Generator | WordFinder®

Meet the random word generator that's a cut above. Get custom random word lists, plus definitions, with endless possibilities for games, writing prompts and more.

wordfinder.yourdictionary.com

It maxes out at 50 words, so just keep generating a new list until you are bored.

 

[Captante]

You could just use this website:

Random Word Generator | WordFinder®

Meet the random word generator that's a cut above. Get custom random word lists, plus definitions, with endless possibilities for games, writing prompts and more.

wordfinder.yourdictionary.com

It maxes out at 50 words, so just keep generating a new list until you are bored.

But I'm bored NOW!

 

[sandorski]

Google

1 random([first page number]-[last page number])
2 random([1-number of columns/page])
3 Measure page height in millimeters; random(1-[bottom])


1 chooses page; 2 chooses column; 3 chooses definition

 

[snoopy7548]

Scissors and lots of tape.

 

[pete6032]

I want a very long list of words and definitions like an actual dictionary, but in random.

You could do this in R. There is probably a free csv somewhere with all English language words and their definitions and then you could just randomize the list.

 

[IronWing]

GitHub - manassharma07/English-Dictionary-CSV: English Dictionary in a CSV File

English Dictionary in a CSV File. Contribute to manassharma07/English-Dictionary-CSV development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

I'm too chicken to click the link to the file but it claims to be a dictionary in csv format. If it really is, the rest is easy.

 

[pete6032]

GitHub - manassharma07/English-Dictionary-CSV: English Dictionary in a CSV File

English Dictionary in a CSV File. Contribute to manassharma07/English-Dictionary-CSV development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

I'm too chicken to click the link to the file but it claims to be a dictionary in csv format. If it really is, the rest is easy.

Excel has a max of 1 million rows and there are only 170,000 some words in an unabridged dictionary so you could probably just open it in excel and assign a random number to each word and then sort ascending/descending.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Assuming you are running linux, bsd, or some other unix like operating system simply dump the data to a txt file and then in your shell do a "sort -R" on the file.

 

[BFG10K]

You should try chat GPT.

That AI is as dumb as bricks. Make an array of words to then...copy it to a vector. Why not just use a vector in the first place?

 

[mikeymikec]

The OP's question seems like a set-up for a bad joke.

 

[Red Squirrel]

That AI is as dumb as bricks. Make an array of words to then...copy it to a vector. Why not just use a vector in the first place?

Yeah it doesn't always put out the most optimized code lol. I also wouldn't be shuffling the entire vector. Just need to randomize the index then access it by index. Vector may not be the best data structure either, but been a while since I played with different data structures so maybe it's fine.

Where I do think Chat GPT is useful is if you just need to know how to do a certain thing since you just need to know the syntax, it's faster than googling it and landing on a bunch of forums that tell you to google it, or that ask in a condescending way why you don't do it another way, or that closed the question as a duplicate.

 

[scorpmatt]

are you wanting to randomize the order of the words with the definitions attached or random order the words with random descriptions?

 

[sdifox]

are you wanting to randomize the order of the words with the definitions attached or random order the words with random descriptions?

He is trying to replicate random word of the day.

 

[Red Squirrel]

If it's dead and I get bored enough at work on my weekend shift I might write a C++ program that can do it. I'm legit curious if I can make the entire database self contained into a single binary. I can't see why not, but I can't say I've ever tried to pack that much data into a single binary before. It might actually come in handy for another project I need to do where I have to translate data and there's millions of entries, but the data is static so I kinda don't want to have to use a database for it. This is kind of the same idea.

 

[Gizmo j]

If it's dead and I get bored enough at work on my weekend shift I might write a C++ program that can do it. I'm legit curious if I can make the entire database self contained into a single binary. I can't see why not, but I can't say I've ever tried to pack that much data into a single binary before. It might actually come in handy for another project I need to do where I have to translate data and there's millions of entries, but the data is static so I kinda don't want to have to use a database for it. This is kind of the same idea.

I would rather it be from a pocket dictionary, those large dictionary's have a bunch of words nobody uses.

 

[IronWing]

I would rather it be from a pocket dictionary, those large dictionary's have a bunch of words nobody uses.

If your site only has words everybody uses, it won't be too interesting.

 

[nakedfrog]

I would rather it be from a pocket dictionary, those large dictionary's have a bunch of words nobody uses.

Depends on how many sesquipedalian people you know, I suppose.

 

[Captante]

The OP 's question seems like a set-up for a bad joke.

Fixed.