Definr via Launchbar
I read about Definr yesterday on DownloadSquad.com, Definr is a web 2.0 online dictionary - it’s fast, it’s minimal, it has autocomplete — and it works - took me about 30 seconds to determine that I can get a definition equally as fast from definr, as I can from the mac dictionary (since I almost always have a browser open anyway) - but to cut my search time down even further I showed it some launchbar love - just add the search template
'http://www.definr.com/*'
and your done.
I’d love to see an API for definr - it seems to have excellent speed, and I do love API’s.
— EDIT —
In order to give other online dictionaries equal time, don’t miss the Urban Dictionary, a handy (and hilarious) community driven dictionary - that features slang to english - perfect for translating that top 40 rap track (note: The Urban Dictionary is generally not safe for work).
It’s launchbar search template would be:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=*