notes-cog-dictionary

Instead of defining each word by a single definition, each word could be defined by an unlimited set of questions and answers about the word (phrased as questions about the referent of the word in some model sentence). E.g. for curious, a question could be "Is there irony in this situation? A: slightly.

Questions can be phrased as statements with blanks. Who is there? _ is there.

The blanks can have constraints, which may be soft.