Define
by dictionary.openverbs.com in AI models & inference
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.
https://dictionary.openverbs.com/v1/define- Price
- $0.002
- per call in USDC
- Uptime
- 100%
- last 30 days
- Response time
- 576 ms
- 705 ms slowest 5%
- Last check
- Passed
- 4 h ago, next any minute now
Reliability
How to call it
POST https://dictionary.openverbs.com/v1/define
Each call costs $0.002 in USDC on Base, paid with the request over x402.
Run a free test callOne unpaid request, the way an agent sends it. You see the payment challenge it gets back. Nothing is charged.
Example request
From the listing.
POST https://dictionary.openverbs.com/v1/define
content-type: application/json
{
"pos": "noun",
"word": "example"
}Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
pos | string | No | Optional part-of-speech filter. One of: noun, verb, adjective, adverb. |
word | string | Yes | The word to look up. |
Example response
The listing has no example response.
Call it from code
The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.002.
curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i -X POST 'https://dictionary.openverbs.com/v1/define' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"pos":"noun","word":"example"}'
# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - -X POST 'https://dictionary.openverbs.com/v1/define' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"pos":"noun","word":"example"}' \
| grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decodeJavaScript: pay and call
// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
// Pays at most $0.002 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.002" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);
// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.002 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.openverbs.com%2Fv1%2Fdefine&method=POST
const res = await pay("https://dictionary.openverbs.com/v1/define", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"pos": "noun",
"word": "example"
}),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.text());Python: pay and call
# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client
# Pays at most $0.002 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.002"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))
with x402_requests(client) as session:
res = session.post(
"https://dictionary.openverbs.com/v1/define",
json={
"pos": "noun",
"word": "example",
},
)
print(res.status_code, res.text)Security scan
No findings
We scan names, descriptions and tool definitions for hidden instructions and other prompt-injection patterns.
Recent checks
| When | Result | HTTP | Time | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 h ago | Passed | 402 | 605 ms | $0.002 |
| 8 h ago | Passed | 402 | 589 ms | $0.002 |
| 12 h ago | Passed | 402 | 558 ms | $0.002 |
| 16 h ago | Passed | 402 | 595 ms | $0.002 |
| 20 h ago | Passed | 402 | 595 ms | $0.002 |
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| 24 h ago | Passed | 402 | 555 ms | $0.002 |
| 27 h ago | Passed | 402 | 567 ms | $0.002 |
| 32 h ago | Passed | 402 | 557 ms | $0.002 |
| 35 h ago | Passed | 402 | 576 ms | $0.002 |
| 39 h ago | Passed | 402 | 578 ms | $0.002 |
| 42 h ago | Passed | 402 | 703 ms | $0.002 |
| 46 h ago | Passed | 402 | 616 ms | $0.002 |
| 2 days ago | Passed | 402 | 555 ms | $0.002 |
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| 2 days ago | Passed | 402 | 752 ms | $0.002 |