Dictionary & Thesaurus▌
by casualgenius
Dictionary & Thesaurus: Get English definitions, synonyms, and example usage via the Free Dictionary API for writing hel
Provides English word definitions, synonyms, and example usage through the Free Dictionary API for writing assistance and vocabulary building applications.
best for
- / Writers improving vocabulary and word choice
- / Students learning English or building vocabulary
- / Content creators needing quick reference
- / ESL learners practicing English
capabilities
- / Look up word definitions
- / Find synonyms and related words
- / Get example sentences for words
- / Check word pronunciation guides
- / Explore word etymology and origins
what it does
Provides English word definitions, synonyms, and example usage through the Free Dictionary API. Helps with writing assistance and vocabulary building directly in your workflow.
how to install
You can install Dictionary & Thesaurus in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.
license
MIT
Dictionary & Thesaurus is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.
readme
README content is unavailable from source data for this server.
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- What is the Dictionary & Thesaurus MCP server?
- Dictionary & Thesaurus is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
- How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?
- Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
- How are reviews shown for Dictionary & Thesaurus?
- This profile displays 10 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.
Ratings
4.5★★★★★10 reviews- ★★★★★Shikha Mishra· Oct 10, 2024
Dictionary & Thesaurus is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
- ★★★★★Piyush G· Sep 9, 2024
We evaluated Dictionary & Thesaurus against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
- ★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Aug 8, 2024
Useful MCP listing: Dictionary & Thesaurus is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
- ★★★★★Sakshi Patil· Jul 7, 2024
Dictionary & Thesaurus reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
- ★★★★★Ganesh Mohane· Jun 6, 2024
I recommend Dictionary & Thesaurus for teams standardizing on MCP; the explainx.ai page compares cleanly with sibling servers.
- ★★★★★Oshnikdeep· May 5, 2024
Strong directory entry: Dictionary & Thesaurus surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
- ★★★★★Dhruvi Jain· Apr 4, 2024
Dictionary & Thesaurus has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
- ★★★★★Rahul Santra· Mar 3, 2024
According to our notes, Dictionary & Thesaurus benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
- ★★★★★Pratham Ware· Feb 2, 2024
We wired Dictionary & Thesaurus into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
- ★★★★★Yash Thakker· Jan 1, 2024
Dictionary & Thesaurus is a well-scoped MCP server in the explainx.ai directory — install snippets and categories matched our Claude Code setup.