Dictionary

Dictionary

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace Task_14_Dictionary
{
class Dictionary
{
static void Main()
{
    Console.Write("Enter a word: ");
    string Word = Console.ReadLine();
    string WordFromDictionary = "";
    string Explanation = "";
    bool WordFound = false;
    List<string> Dictionary = new List<string>();
    Dictionary.Add(".NET – platform for applications from Microsoft");
    Dictionary.Add("CLR – managed execution environment for .NET");
    Dictionary.Add("namespace – hierarchical organization of classes");
    Dictionary.Add("length - the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end");
    Dictionary.Add("cat - a small domesticated carnivore");
    Dictionary.Add("chair - a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back.");
    Dictionary.Add("advertisement - a paid announcement, as of goods for sale, in newspapers or magazines, on radio or television, etc.");
    Dictionary.Add("stupid - lacking ordinary quickness and keenness of mind; dull.");

    for (int i = 0; i < Dictionary.Count; i++)
    {
        for (int p = 0; p < Dictionary[i].Length; p++)
        {
            while (p < Dictionary[i].Length && Dictionary[i][p] != ' ' && Dictionary[i][p] != '-')
            {
                WordFromDictionary += Dictionary[i][p];
                p++;
            }
            p += 3;
            while (p < Dictionary[i].Length)
            {
                Explanation += Dictionary[i][p];
                p++;
            }
        }

        if (String.Compare(Word,WordFromDictionary, true) == 0)
        {
            Console.WriteLine();
            Console.WriteLine("{0} is {1}", Word, Explanation);
            Console.WriteLine();
            WordFound = true;
            break;
        }
        WordFromDictionary = "";
        Explanation = "";
    }

    if (WordFound == false)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("\nWord not found in the dictionary!\n");
    }
}
}
}