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 2 credits 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 formula2 credits / 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.

Freeze it once it's right

Fill the column as plain values when the enrichment is done, so it never spends another credit.

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 2 credits. 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

Freeze it once it's right

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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