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When you include "define," "what is," or "what are" in your query in front of a word, phrase, or acronym, Google displays one Glossary definition above your search results. Google Glossary provides definitions for words, phrases, and acronyms that Google finds on web pages. The Glossary is good for finding definitions for terms that aren't in some dictionaries, e.g., slang words, technical terms, ethnic words and other specialized terms.
In February of 2003, Google began to develop a feature called Blogger that makes it easy for you to create your own blog. What's a blog? Have Google get a definition for you:
[ define blog ]
You can search for blogs with Google, in the same way that you search for other documents. You can easily create a weblog (blog) post pointing to the web page you're visiting by pressing the "BlogThis!" button on the Google Toolbar and publish your thoughts on the web so others may find them. You can learn more about this feature on toolbar.google.com/button_help.html.
Google Glossary can also find definitions of acronyms.
[ what is aha ]
When you put a colon (":") after the ":define" operator, Google displays all the definitions it finds on the web. Try the following two formulations of the query to see the difference:
[ define grip ] [ define: grip ]
If you want another way to get a dictionary definition, remember the shortcut we discussed in the Dictionary Definitions section in Part II.
These problems give you practice in finding definitions. For hints and answers to selected problems, see the Solutions page in the Appendix.
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