define

#!/bin/bash
#Filename: define.sh
#Desc: A script to fetch definitions from dictionaryapi.com

apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

if [ $# -ne 2 ];
then
  echo -e "Usage: WORD DEFINITION_COUNT"
  exit -1;
fi

curl --silent http://www.dictionaryapi.com/api/v1/references/learners/xml/$1?key=$apikey | \
grep -o \<dt\>.*\</dt\> | \
sed 's$</*[a-z]*>$$g' | \
head -n $2 | nl