I had the same idea for a dictionary, which I've been too lazy to execute on. You define an initial term, and it comes up with a definition. Then you can expand out from there, if you don't understand a word. Then you keep recursing until you understand (or get bored).
For instance, what does "panache" mean?
"a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair: The actor who would play Cyrano must have panache."
Then you'd click to expand out verve, and perhaps flamboyant. Until you understand what's going on.
I see it as a nerdy kid tool. For the young ones who like reading, like knowing words, but just don't have the vocab to really make a dictionary work for them straight up.
For instance, what does "panache" mean?
"a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair: The actor who would play Cyrano must have panache."
Then you'd click to expand out verve, and perhaps flamboyant. Until you understand what's going on.
I see it as a nerdy kid tool. For the young ones who like reading, like knowing words, but just don't have the vocab to really make a dictionary work for them straight up.