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/dictionary-define

agentutility / wordmint / dictionary-define
PRICE / CALL
$0.002
USDC · base mainnet · scheme: exact
METHOD
POST
CLUSTER
wordmint
CATEGORY
uncategorized
STATUS
live
NAME
dictionary-define english dictionary / word definition / lookup word / pronunciation / part of speech / synonyms / etymology adjacent
SYNOPSIS
POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/dictionary-define
     Content-Type: application/json
     X-PAYMENT:    <signed-transferWithAuthorization>

     { ... }
↳ first call → 402 Payment Required. Sign USDCtransferWithAuthorization, retry with theX-PAYMENT header.
DESCRIPTION

English dictionary / word definition / lookup word / pronunciation / part of speech / synonyms / etymology adjacent. Returns part-of-speech-grouped definitions with usage examples and per-sense synonyms, plus IPA phonetic and a pronunciation audio URL when available. Wraps the public Free Dictionary API — no auth, commercial-OK.

INPUTrequest schema
propertytypedescriptionreq?
wordstringEnglish word to define (case-insensitive). Single token, no whitespace required for compound words.required
OUTPUTresponse shape
fieldtypedescription
wordstringHeadword that was looked up, normalized to lowercase as returned by the Free Dictionary API.
phoneticstringIPA phonetic transcription of the word (e.g. /ˈwɜːrd/), empty string when no phonetic is available.
pronunciation_audio_urlstringURL to an MP3 pronunciation clip when one is available, empty string otherwise.
meaningsstringArray of part-of-speech groups, each with definitions, usage examples, and per-sense synonyms/antonyms.
sourcestringUpstream source attribution, set to "Free Dictionary API (dictionaryapi.dev)".
EXAMPLEStwo ways to call
EXAMPLE 1 · curl
curl -X POST https://x402.agentutility.ai/dictionary-define \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{ }'
first response = 402 Payment Required with payment requirements; sign + retry with X-PAYMENT.
EXAMPLE 2 · mcp
# MCP packages on npm under
# @agentutility/mcp-*  (one per cluster)
#
# Catalog + install:
# https://mcp.agentutility.ai
#
# Or call dictionary-define directly over HTTP — see above.
MCP server handles payment automatically — your coding agent just calls the tool by name.
METADATA
tags
dictionarywordmintdefine-wordpronunciationsynonymsetymologyipa-phoneticword-lookup
methods
POST
cluster
wordmint
price
$0.002 USDC per call
ADJACENTother endpoints in wordmint
endpointdescriptionprice
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regex-testRegex tester / pattern matcher / regex playground / verify-a-pattern / match-and-capture extractor.$0.002
semantic-chunkSemantic chunker / text splitter / RAG chunker / chunking with overlap / sentence + paragraph aware.$0.002
text-embeddingText embedding / vector embedding / semantic vector / Venice embeddings / Gemini embeddings / BGE-M3.$0.002
thesaurusThesaurus / synonyms / antonyms / similar words / rhymes / Datamuse / paraphrasing / query expansion.$0.002
content-simhashSimHash / 64-bit content fingerprint / near-duplicate detection / dedup hashing / locality-sensitive hash.$0.001
SEE ALSO
agentutility · wordmint · x402 · mcp · llms.txt · registry.json · bazaar.x402.org