Getting Definitions

If someone calls you duplicitous and you don’t know whether to smile or feel hurt, pull out your phone and pretend to call someone, but type a quick text message to Google SMS. Use Google SMS to find definitions for a word or phrase the same way you use the Google search box to look up the meanings of words. Don’t worry about spelling the word correctly. We all have relied on Google to correct our spelling of difficult words, and Google SMS is no different. Type the word incorrectly, and if you are even close with your spelling, Google suggests the correct spelling, and performs the lookup, and returns your result.

Format your text message query like this:

• define word or phrase

Your results appear as shown in Figure 29.10. Yes, you can be upset. Duplicitous is not a nice thing to call someone.

Figure 29.10: Define words and phrases by sending a message to Google SMS.

Tip 

You can use the shortcut “D” rather than type the entire word define.