Skills pipeworx-dictionary

Name: pipeworx-dictionary
Author: openclaw

Word definitions, phonetics, usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms from the Free Dictionary API

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/openclaw/skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/brucegutman/pipeworx-dictionary" ~/.claude/skills/openclaw-skills-pipeworx-dictionary && rm -rf "$T"

OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/brucegutman/pipeworx-dictionary" ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-skills-pipeworx-dictionary && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/brucegutman/pipeworx-dictionary/SKILL.md

Dictionary

Look up any English word and get definitions organized by part of speech, phonetic transcription, audio pronunciation URLs, usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms. Powered by the Free Dictionary API.

Tools

define_word
— Full definitions with phonetics, parts of speech, and example sentences
get_synonyms
— Synonyms and antonyms extracted from dictionary entries

Reach for this when

A user asks "what does 'ephemeral' mean?"
Building a vocabulary quiz or flashcard application
Need synonyms for writing assistance or paraphrasing
Want phonetic pronunciation data for a language learning tool

Example

curl -s -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/dictionary/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"define_word","arguments":{"word":"serendipity"}}}'

Returns definitions grouped by part of speech, with example usage and audio URLs.

MCP config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-dictionary": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote@latest", "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/dictionary/mcp"]
    }
  }
}