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Look up a word: definitions, pronunciation and examples from a free dictionary service.
This tool sends only the word you type to a free public dictionary service. No account, no key. The service allows 450 requests per 5 minutes per address. Everything else on this page runs in your browser. How the dictionary lookup works.
Look up a word
Please note: This tool sends the word you type to a free public dictionary service; it is the one tool in this wave that makes a network request during use. No account, no key. Only the word itself is sent — nothing else you type or do on this site goes with it.
One English word, up to 50 letters. Letters only, with a hyphen or apostrophe inside a word if needed (for example, well-known).
Type a word and press Look up, or press Load sample to see the result layout.
Definitions come from the free public dictionary service named above, not from this site. If the service is down, rate-limited, or has no entry for a word, the page says so plainly instead of inventing a definition.
How to use
- Type one English word in the box — for example, serene. Phrases, numbers, and symbols are not accepted.
- Press Look up. The word is sent to the free public dictionary service, and the result appears below: the word itself, its pronunciation guide where the service provides one, and its meanings grouped by part of speech.
- Read each meaning in turn. A word often has several meanings, and they are grouped under labels such as noun, verb, or adjective. The example sentence under a meaning shows that meaning in use.
- Use Load sample to see the result layout without a network request. The sample is a short invented entry, clearly labelled, and is not a live lookup.
Worked example
Load sample shows a short invented entry for the word serene: one adjective meaning, "calm, peaceful, and untroubled," with the example sentence "The lake was serene in the early morning." A live lookup works the same way, except the entry comes from the dictionary service and may carry several parts of speech, several meanings under each one, a pronunciation guide, an audio pronunciation where the service provides one, and lists of similar and opposite words. Try a live lookup of a common word next, and compare how many meanings it carries with a rarer word — common words usually carry more.
Limitations
This tool covers English words only, and only words the dictionary service has an entry for. It does not cover every word: new slang, very new coinages, most proper names, and some technical terms may return "no definition found," which means the service has no entry — not that the word does not exist. It looks up one word at a time, so phrases and sentences are not supported; for a sentence, count or check its words with a text tool instead. Pronunciation guides and audio are shown only when the service provides them, so some entries have neither. The service allows 450 requests per 5 minutes per address, so very rapid repeated lookups may be refused for a few minutes with a plain rate-limit message. Results depend on a third-party service the site does not control, so if that service is down or changes its coverage, lookups fail or change with it, and this page cannot fix that from here.
Frequently asked questions
Does this tool send anything besides the word I type?
No. Only the word itself is sent to the free public dictionary service, as part of the lookup request. No account is created, no key is used, and the tool stores nothing on any server.
Why does a word I know return "no definition found"?
Because the dictionary service has no entry for it. That happens with new slang, very recent coinages, most proper names, and some technical terms. Check the spelling first, then try a related or more common word.
Why does one word have several meanings?
Most common words do. Meanings are grouped by part of speech — noun, verb, adjective, and so on — and the example sentence under each meaning shows that particular sense in use. Read the examples to pick the sense you need.
Why is there no pronunciation for some words?
Pronunciation guides and audio come from the dictionary service, and it does not provide them for every entry. When they are missing, the definitions are still shown; the page does not guess a pronunciation.
What does the rate-limit message mean?
The dictionary service allows 450 requests per 5 minutes per address. If that limit is reached, lookups are refused for a few minutes. Wait, then try again — the limit resets on its own.
Can I look up a phrase or a whole sentence?
No. This tool accepts one word at a time. For longer text, use a word-count or content tool to work through it word by word.
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