Word Definitions in Google Sheets & Excel

What this pulls

Define words by the row. Pulls definitions for a whole column — Google Sheets or Excel, no lookups by hand.

It's one of 250+ live sources you reach with a single =VERVE() function — served from APIVerve's production data engine, billed at 1 credit per resolved cell, and refreshed on whatever cadence you set. No API keys to wrangle, no scripts, no exports.

See it in a cell

A real example — the input you type, and the values you can pull from it. Click any cell to see the formula behind it.

dictionary.xlsxsample data

B2fx=VERVE("dictionary", A2, "field", "definitionCount")

Word

Definition Count

apple

click any cell to see its formula1 credit / cell

Ways to use it

Turn IDs into detail

Fill =VERVE("dictionary", "apple", "field", "definitionCount") down a column of identifiers and expand each into full, structured detail — no manual lookups.

Enrich a table in place

Add Word Definitions beside your existing rows to append the fields you were missing, right where the data lives.

Keep it current

Let auto-refresh re-resolve the column on a schedule so the enriched data never goes stale.

Use it in your sheet

The same function works in both apps — install once, sign in with your key, and type it into any cell.

Google SheetsAdd-on

Install from the Workspace Marketplace, then drop the formula into a cell. Autocomplete suggests the source and its fields.

=VERVE("dictionary", "apple", "field", "definitionCount")

Microsoft ExcelAdd-in

Same source, same arguments, same key — in Excel on desktop, the web, or mobile. Excel namespaces it as VERVE.CALL. Drag to fill a whole column.

=VERVE.CALL("dictionary", "apple", "field", "definitionCount")

Fields you can pull

Add a field name as the last argument to land just that value in the cell.

Definition Count
=VERVE("dictionary", "apple", "field", "definitionCount")
Definitions
=VERVE("dictionary", "apple", "field", "definitions")
Word
=VERVE("dictionary", "apple", "field", "word")

Word Definitions, answered

Everything you need to wire it into a sheet.

How do I pull Word Definitions into Google Sheets?

Install the VerveSheets add-on, sign in once with your key, and type =VERVE("dictionary", "apple", "field", "definitionCount") into any cell. The "field" argument names the value you want back, so the cell resolves to a single number or string you can chart, sort, or feed into another formula.

What data can I pull from Word Definitions?

Word Definitions returns definitionCount, definitions and word — name any one of them as the "field" argument and that value lands in the cell. Leave the field out and the whole record spills into a two-column table instead.

Can I fill a whole column of Word Definitions at once?

Yes. Put your word values down a column and point the formula at the range — A2:A50 instead of A2 — and one call returns a value for every row. Dragging the formula down works too, but the range form is a single billed call per column rather than one per cell.

How many credits does each Word Definitions cell cost?

Each resolved cell costs 1 credit. A cell only re-bills when it actually refreshes, so a sheet you aren't touching doesn't keep charging.

Does Word Definitions work in Excel as well as Google Sheets?

Yes — same arguments, same key, same fields. Excel namespaces custom functions, so the call is =VERVE.CALL() there and =VERVE() in Google Sheets; nothing else about it changes.

Word Definitions

Turn IDs into detail

Enrich a table in place

Keep it current

Word Definitions, answered

Put Word Definitions in your next spreadsheet. Add the extension, paste the formula, and the cell keeps itself current.

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