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Really dig what you've done@meetDeveloper! Was not aware that Google is using Oxford Dictionaries behind the scenes.
While I really dig the API, the current structure of the API responses makes it very unusable (at least in my JavaScript web-based client). Having values as keys is non-standard and iterating over them is a nightmare. For example, themeaning property should be an array and contain a standard object response withpartOfSpeech (e.g.{ "partOfSpeech": "noun", ... }).
I'd suggest a response that takes cues from theJSON:API spec.
Here's an example of the suggested improvement to the current structure:
{"word":"work","phonetic": ["wəːk" ],"meanings": [{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions": [ {"definition":"activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.","example":"he was tired after a day's work in the fields","synonyms": ["labour","toil","exertion","effort","slog","drudgery","the sweat of one's brow" ] }, {"definition":"a task or tasks to be undertaken.","example":"they made sure the work was progressing smoothly","synonyms": ["tasks","jobs","duties","assignments","commissions","projects" ] } ] }, {"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions": [ {"definition":"be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.","example":"an engineer who was working on a design for a more efficient wing","synonyms": ["toil","labour","exert oneself","slave (away)","plod away" ] }, {"definition":"(of a machine or system) function, especially properly or effectively.","example":"his phone doesn't work unless he goes to a high point","synonyms": ["function","go","run","operate","perform" ] } ] }]}Regrettably, I'm going to use theOxford Dictionaries API.
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