Wordweb Equivalent on Linux

One feature I really miss in Linux is Word-Web. We can have word-web in Linux using wine but pressing the hot-key when word is selected does not activate it. Thus, we can use "gnome-dictionary" with "xbindkeys" and "xclip" to get same kind of functionality.

yum install xbindkeys
yum install xclip
xbindkeys --defaults > ~/.xbindkeysrc
xbindkeys -k

Now a small window will appear and you can get code for the key-combination pressed. Use this combination in configuration file ~/.xbindkeysrc. (I got m:0x1c + c:52 for alt+ctrl+e)

cat <<- END
"gnome-dictionary $(xclip -o)"
m:0x1c + c:52
END
echo "xbindkeys &" >> ~/.bashrc
killall -HUP xbindkeys


Equivalent to "delimiter cat" is "echo -e".

That's it. Just select any word you don't know and press your key combination. We will get its meaning.