Do you know any free dictionary we can use? The activity Words use The Internet Dictionary Project [1] but is not very good. GtkSpell "provides word-processor-style highlighting and replacement of misspelled words in a GtkTextView widget. Right-clicking a misspelled word pops up a menu of suggested replacements" [2], but the last version is from 2009. Gonzalo [1] <a href="http://www.june29.com/IDP/">http://www.june29.com/IDP/</a> [2] <a href="http://gtkspell.sourceforge.net/">http://gtkspell.sourceforge.net/</a> <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 6:18 PM, Tony Anderson <<a href="mailto:tony_anderson@usa.net">tony_anderson@usa.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> Would the mechanism used to implement this be exposed in a way that it could also be used for a global dictionary (i.e. the user could click on a word or phrase and get a definition (in the same or a different language)? </blockquote></div>