People complaining about a lack of way to search are just being silly. In Windows8 all apps use the Windows Search charm on the right. Go to that charm and use that to search this app like you would on any other Windows8 app.
That being said, this does crash occasionally, and I would have normally thus given this 3 stars. I felt like I had to give it 5 to balance out all the idiots who haven't yet figured out the universal way to search any app in Windows 8.
20 August 2012
Read the bad reviews for no search function. HAD to try this app. SUPRISE!! There is a search...you use the...wait for it....Search function....WHAT?? Yes, roll your mouse over to the lower right, and the new W8 Search is set up to search within this app. Easy...and it works. Good app.
1 May 2014
app is terrible. the only way to search for the definition of the word is to search through the entire computers search function. yes this is nice and should be a part of the app, but if I want to have the app opened while working on something and want to search I cannot while in the app.
20 November 2012
Please, oh please tell me this is a work in progress. The other Dictionary.com apps for both Android and iOS devices are much more encompassing in their usefulness. This app is barely a tool at all, and for now, its only usefulness is as a Word of the Day tile on a Start page. Hopefully your vision for this app with Windows is as useful, if not more so, than the other apps you have already developed. I look forward to seeing many updates to this much needed work.
28 April 2014
I want to find a definition of a word and I can not get this app to work....So what is wrong here
1 September 2012
As a wordsmith, this is the main tool in my arsenal to learn new words everyday; used it since DP. This App and the Wikipedia Metro App are my main reference tools on Windows 8. When you open an app at least five times a day, you know the app has become your pal. I can definitely say of Dictionary.com app, and I gladly recommend it. What more can you ask: WordOfTheDay, Thesarus, LiveTile, Pronounciation, and most of all, its FREE!
9 November 2012
Searched for a word (i.e. avenge) and it returned results, but hitting back/home arrow caused it to stop responding. Has happened 3 times since then.
18 August 2012
Just use the charms bar to search. Taking that into consideration, the app works well.
14 May 2013
I could no find the thesaurus in the application.
30 December 2014
This app will not open on my new surface pro 3. It blinks then goes to the start screen. No problem on other devices. Any ideas?
1 February 2013
To search just move your mouse to the right, click the Search button.
The only issue I have is:
- The Live Tile "Word of the Day" does not update unless you open the app, this should be automatically refreshed without opening the app.
9 November 2012
It is useless. How can I search a word
5 October 2012
Where is the search option in this app!?? Enhanced search option soon!
28 September 2012
I think it should have search bar because we need to search all shorts of words, and we need more then just one word a day, which this applications publish "word of the day".
thank you,
Ananda Chhetri
20 December 2014
The app keeps crashing when try to open it and I just got it installed today. HELP ME.
3 August 2014
Downloaded this to my new Surface Pro 3 and it looks pretty, but I can find nowhere and no way to type a word in order to look up its definition. Also there is a map on the right side that tells me my credentials are invalid and that I can sign up for a developer account at blah blah. I just wanted a dictionary like I have on my iPad. I'll leave it for a bit to see if they update this because I really like it on my other devices, but for now (8/3/2014) it's not functional.
7 March 2013
I don't think the designer for this app is a idiot, but clearly not smart.
31 December 2012
It's so sad to see many one star reviews for this app as people don't know how to use search charm.
Anyway, this is the great app and work as expect for me!
26 November 2012
It was good (5 Star) but now it has stopped working... Every word I search, shows "No Dictionary Results"... And I'm sure 'write', 'review', 'thesaurus' are words.
7 November 2012
This app needs to have a large search feature that is easy to access. Searching for words is the most important part of this app, but there is no easy way to search it. The search should have word suggestions as you type and you should be able to start typing in any part of the app to begin searching. Take a look at the Windows 8 start screen to see what I mean. The Windows 8 start screen has a great search feature.
17 October 2012
Interesting but useless. But wait, silly me, the search is in the settings pane!
It should be in the app though. Agreed?
22 September 2012
I can't figure out how to use it to look up a word. Maybe something went wrong in the installation, but there's no area in which to request a definition.
28 January 2015
It keeps crashing upon opening. Until this is fixed, I will (and you, reader should too) find a different dictionary app. I am very disappointed with you, dictionary.com. I really like your dictionary and thesaurus website and wanted an app. Well, turns out, it crashes upon opening all the time! How am I supposed to find definitions and synonyms/ antonyms in one app? I hope another app has this function otherwise I'll just have to get two separate apps. SEE YOU NEVER AGAIN, DICTIONARY.COM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
p.s. The only reason I gave this stupid app a one star review is 'cause I have to. If I could, I would give it a NEGATIVE 5-STAR REVIEW!
22 January 2015
I try opening the app once installed on my computer but it shuts down meaning window closes please fix
21 January 2015
I have this app on my phone and use it all the time. I'm not suppose to have my phone during class so I decided to download the app on my HP! This app will not work! When I open the app it stays open until I click in the window and from then on it will open and close immediately after! This is very annoying and disappointing! I hope they fix this problem soon!
21 January 2015
The app closes within 3 to 5 seconds every time that it is launched. This makes the app completely useless. I am switching to another dictionary app, and I hope that it can actually be opened.
4 January 2015
App installs, but when I try to open it, the app quickly closes before anything can be done in terms of allowing or blocking something I could not read in time, and before the app fully opens and is ready for use. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling with the same results. Finally gave up and opted for another dictionary app and a shortcut to dictionary.com on my Desktop.
26 December 2014
The app won't even stay open for more than a few seconds before it closes back up again. I really enjoy Dictionary.com, but I think their app needs to be fixed.
21 August 2014
I have to go through the side (Windows Search) select the app, and search there instead of the app just having a simple search bar.
14 March 2013
It's not a bad idea the way they have it set up, now that i know how to use it. They should provide some instructions on the product detail because it's unconventional from the other dictionaries. (Windows Button + F)
25 December 2012
People complaining about a lack of way to search are just being silly. In Windows8 all apps use the Windows Search charm on the right. Go to that charm and use that to search this app like you would on any other Windows8 app. That being said, this does crash occasionally, and I would have normally thus given this 3 stars. I felt like I had to give it 5 to balance out all the idiots who haven't yet figured out the universal way to search any app in Windows 8.
20 August 2012
Read the bad reviews for no search function. HAD to try this app. SUPRISE!! There is a search...you use the...wait for it....Search function....WHAT?? Yes, roll your mouse over to the lower right, and the new W8 Search is set up to search within this app. Easy...and it works. Good app.
1 May 2014
app is terrible. the only way to search for the definition of the word is to search through the entire computers search function. yes this is nice and should be a part of the app, but if I want to have the app opened while working on something and want to search I cannot while in the app.
20 November 2012
Please, oh please tell me this is a work in progress. The other Dictionary.com apps for both Android and iOS devices are much more encompassing in their usefulness. This app is barely a tool at all, and for now, its only usefulness is as a Word of the Day tile on a Start page. Hopefully your vision for this app with Windows is as useful, if not more so, than the other apps you have already developed. I look forward to seeing many updates to this much needed work.
28 April 2014
I want to find a definition of a word and I can not get this app to work....So what is wrong here
1 September 2012
As a wordsmith, this is the main tool in my arsenal to learn new words everyday; used it since DP. This App and the Wikipedia Metro App are my main reference tools on Windows 8. When you open an app at least five times a day, you know the app has become your pal. I can definitely say of Dictionary.com app, and I gladly recommend it. What more can you ask: WordOfTheDay, Thesarus, LiveTile, Pronounciation, and most of all, its FREE!
9 November 2012
Searched for a word (i.e. avenge) and it returned results, but hitting back/home arrow caused it to stop responding. Has happened 3 times since then.
18 August 2012
Just use the charms bar to search. Taking that into consideration, the app works well.
14 May 2013
I could no find the thesaurus in the application.
30 December 2014
This app will not open on my new surface pro 3. It blinks then goes to the start screen. No problem on other devices. Any ideas?
1 February 2013
To search just move your mouse to the right, click the Search button. The only issue I have is: - The Live Tile "Word of the Day" does not update unless you open the app, this should be automatically refreshed without opening the app.
9 November 2012
It is useless. How can I search a word
5 October 2012
Where is the search option in this app!?? Enhanced search option soon!
28 September 2012
I think it should have search bar because we need to search all shorts of words, and we need more then just one word a day, which this applications publish "word of the day". thank you, Ananda Chhetri
20 December 2014
The app keeps crashing when try to open it and I just got it installed today. HELP ME.
3 August 2014
Downloaded this to my new Surface Pro 3 and it looks pretty, but I can find nowhere and no way to type a word in order to look up its definition. Also there is a map on the right side that tells me my credentials are invalid and that I can sign up for a developer account at blah blah. I just wanted a dictionary like I have on my iPad. I'll leave it for a bit to see if they update this because I really like it on my other devices, but for now (8/3/2014) it's not functional.
7 March 2013
I don't think the designer for this app is a idiot, but clearly not smart.
31 December 2012
It's so sad to see many one star reviews for this app as people don't know how to use search charm. Anyway, this is the great app and work as expect for me!
26 November 2012
It was good (5 Star) but now it has stopped working... Every word I search, shows "No Dictionary Results"... And I'm sure 'write', 'review', 'thesaurus' are words.
7 November 2012
This app needs to have a large search feature that is easy to access. Searching for words is the most important part of this app, but there is no easy way to search it. The search should have word suggestions as you type and you should be able to start typing in any part of the app to begin searching. Take a look at the Windows 8 start screen to see what I mean. The Windows 8 start screen has a great search feature.
17 October 2012
Interesting but useless. But wait, silly me, the search is in the settings pane! It should be in the app though. Agreed?
22 September 2012
I can't figure out how to use it to look up a word. Maybe something went wrong in the installation, but there's no area in which to request a definition.
28 January 2015
It keeps crashing upon opening. Until this is fixed, I will (and you, reader should too) find a different dictionary app. I am very disappointed with you, dictionary.com. I really like your dictionary and thesaurus website and wanted an app. Well, turns out, it crashes upon opening all the time! How am I supposed to find definitions and synonyms/ antonyms in one app? I hope another app has this function otherwise I'll just have to get two separate apps. SEE YOU NEVER AGAIN, DICTIONARY.COM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! p.s. The only reason I gave this stupid app a one star review is 'cause I have to. If I could, I would give it a NEGATIVE 5-STAR REVIEW!
22 January 2015
I try opening the app once installed on my computer but it shuts down meaning window closes please fix
21 January 2015
I have this app on my phone and use it all the time. I'm not suppose to have my phone during class so I decided to download the app on my HP! This app will not work! When I open the app it stays open until I click in the window and from then on it will open and close immediately after! This is very annoying and disappointing! I hope they fix this problem soon!
21 January 2015
The app closes within 3 to 5 seconds every time that it is launched. This makes the app completely useless. I am switching to another dictionary app, and I hope that it can actually be opened.
4 January 2015
App installs, but when I try to open it, the app quickly closes before anything can be done in terms of allowing or blocking something I could not read in time, and before the app fully opens and is ready for use. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling with the same results. Finally gave up and opted for another dictionary app and a shortcut to dictionary.com on my Desktop.
26 December 2014
The app won't even stay open for more than a few seconds before it closes back up again. I really enjoy Dictionary.com, but I think their app needs to be fixed.
21 August 2014
I have to go through the side (Windows Search) select the app, and search there instead of the app just having a simple search bar.
14 March 2013
It's not a bad idea the way they have it set up, now that i know how to use it. They should provide some instructions on the product detail because it's unconventional from the other dictionaries. (Windows Button + F)