Look up the definitions of an English word
Look up the definitions of an English word. Returns one entry per sense with its part of speech, definition, example sentences and synonyms. Optionally filter by part of speech. An unknown word returns found:false with a 200.
Answeringour last check, 2026-09-24
1 of 1checks answered this week
477 msmedian answer time
$0.002listed price per call
$0.002price it asked us
Paid test badge: not yet. The checks above are free: we call the tool without paying and read the payment request it sends back. The Verified badge needs paid calls whose answers match the promised output, and nobody can buy a badge.
Endpoint
POST https://dictionary.openverbs.com/v1/define
| Category | Everything else |
|---|---|
| Provider host | dictionary.openverbs.com |
| Networks | eip155:8453 |
| Payment schemes | exact |
| Self-reported calls, 30 days | 2 from 2 payers (the provider's figure, not ours) |
Our checks, last 30 days
| Day | Result | HTTP | Asked | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | valid payment request | 402 | $0.002 | 477 ms |
Example input (from the provider)
{
"body": {
"pos": "noun",
"word": "example"
},
"bodyType": "json",
"method": "POST",
"type": "http"
}
Promised output schema (from the provider)
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"properties": {
"input": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"body": {
"additionalProperties": false,
"properties": {
"pos": {
"description": "Optional part-of-speech filter.",
"enum": [
"noun",
"verb",
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"type": "string"
},
"word": {
"description": "The word to look up.",
"minLength": 1,
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"word"
],
"type": "object"
},
"bodyType": {
"enum": [
"json",
"form-data",
"text"
],
"type": "string"
},
"method": {
"enum": [
"POST"
],
"type": "string"
},
"type": {
"const": "http",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"method",
"bodyType",
"body"
],
"type": "object"
}
},
"required": [
"input"
],
"type": "object"
}