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What's a Verb That Rhymes with 'Wow'? Searching for Words with Words API

26 points| impostervt | 11 years ago |blog.wordsapi.com

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[+] bambax|11 years ago|reply
I can't access the home page www.wordsapi.com; there seems to be an infinite redirect loop between http and https protocols; does anyone else have this problem?
[+] ambler0|11 years ago|reply
I get this in Firefox (I'm at work):

An error occurred during a connection to www.wordsapi.com.

The server rejected the handshake because the client downgraded to a lower TLS version than the server supports.

(Error code: ssl_error_inappropriate_fallback_alert)

[+] im2w1l|11 years ago|reply
Interesting sidenote: People seem to disagree whether it's Adrenocortico-tropic or -trophic, with -tropic being the more common (200k vs 500k results).
[+] judah|11 years ago|reply
This is really awesome. Programmatically find word pronunciations, definitions, synonyms. Very, very cool. Bookmarked.
[+] Zikes|11 years ago|reply
That longest words list should've included pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.
[+] impostervt|11 years ago|reply
No one can actually pronounce that word.
[+] msallin|11 years ago|reply
Bow
[+] kazinator|11 years ago|reply
plough

Also, any noun can be verbed in English. Note that "cow" is a noun. Hence I give you, "cow", the verb. (Some interpretation required, semantics not included.)