define

#!/bin/bash
# define - command line dictionary

# Program name from it's filename
prog=${0##*/}

# Text color variables
txtbld=$(tput bold)             # Bold
bldred=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 1) #     red
bldwht=${txtbld}$(tput setaf 7) #     white
txtrst=$(tput sgr0)             # Reset
warn=${bldred}!${txtrst}

sedbldwht='\c[[1;37m'           # Sed white  - bold
sedtxtrst='\c[[0m'              #     text reset

# Display usage if full argument isn't given
if [[ -z "$@" ]]; then
  echo " $prog <word-to-lookup> - command line dictionary"
  exit
fi

# Suggest possible words if not in dictionary, otherwise define
wordchecknum=$(echo "$1" | aspell -a | sed '1d' | wc -m)
wordcheckprnt=$(echo "$1" | aspell -a | sed '1d' | sed 's/^.*: //')

if [[ $wordchecknum -gt "3" ]]; then
  echo -e "$warn ${bldwht}"$1"${txtrst} is not in the dictionary.  Possible alternatives:"
  echo -e "\n$wordcheckprnt" | fmt -w 76 | sed 's/^/  /g'
  echo
  exit
fi

# Lookup word and reformat/highlight
sdcv $1 | \
# lookup, delete extrenous first lines, delete last empty line
sed '1,3d' | sed '/^*$/d' | \
# print more obvious word type
sed "h; :b; \$b ; N; /^${1}\n     n/ {h;x;s// ${sedbldwht}Noun${sedtxtrst}\n/; bb}; \$b ; P; D" | \
sed "h; :b; \$b ; N; /^     v/ {h;x;s// ${sedbldwht}Verb${sedtxtrst}\n/; bb}; \$b ; P; D" | \
sed "h; :b; \$b ; N; /^     adv/ {h;x;s// ${sedbldwht}Adverb${sedtxtrst}\n/; bb}; \$b ; P; D" | \
sed "h; :b; \$b ; N; /^     adj/ {h;x;s// ${sedbldwht}Adjective${sedtxtrst}\n/; bb}; \$b ; P; D" | \
# reformat to left (ok, there's gotta be a better way to do this)
sed 's/^     / /g' | \
sed 's/^      /    /g' | \
sed 's/^      /    /g' | \
sed 's/^     /    /g' | \
# rename single entry for conformity
sed 's/^ : / 1: /g' | sed "/^${1}.*/d" | sed "s/^ \[/    \[/g" | \
# and coloring
sed "s/${1}/${sedbldwht}${1}${sedtxtrst}/g"