From the System Manual

VERB(1) VERB(1)

NAME

verb — Convert any noun to a verb

SYNOPSIS

verb [ -a ] [ -d dictionary ] word

DESCRIPTION

verb generates a dictionary entry for any English noun located in the dictionary as an English verb. By default the dictionary is the system dictionary.

With the -a switch the generated dictionary entry is entered in the dictionary if the user has write permission for the dictionary. Normally the system is configured so that members of the group sysdict have write permission for the system dictionary.

With the -d switch the specified dictionary is used instead of the system dictionary.

EXAMPLES

Generate a dictionary entry for the noun “street” as a verb:

verb street

To perform an action that involves a street. E.g., “Honey, did you remember to street the garbage?”

SEE ALSO

american-english(1), adjective(1), adverb(1), conjunction(1), english-english(1), expletive(1), expletive-deleted(1), grammar(5), noun(1), preposition(1), syntax(1), sysdict(1), sysdict(5), sysdict-daemon(8)

BUGS

There is no guarantee that system dictionary verb entries generated by verb are correct.