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Command-line dictionary (thesaurus) app, with access to multiple sources. Version 0.4.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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Additional install commands

macOS

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brew install define

local Homebrew formula metadata

overview

Package summary

Command-line dictionary (thesaurus) app, with access to multiple sources

Commands and aliases

  • define

history

Project history and usage

define is a Go command-line dictionary and thesaurus client that can query multiple reference sources from the terminal.

Project history

The README describes define as a command-line dictionary and thesaurus application with multiple sources. Its configuration model was built for CLI use: command-line flags override environment variables, which override JSON configuration files.

The public release history starts with v0.1.0 in March 2018, followed by small 0.1.x releases and later 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4 releases through March 2024.

Adoption history

define is packaged for Homebrew and also supports `go install`, so it fits both package-manager installation and Go developer workflows.

How it is used

The tool is used as a terminal reference lookup. Its README calls out command-line flags for one-off use, environment variables for API keys, and configuration files for dotfile-friendly defaults such as preferred sources.

Why package nerds care

define is interesting as a small example of packaging API-backed reference data for the shell. It has the classic CLI shape - flags, environment variables, config files, release binaries, and `go install` - while depending on external dictionary services for some sources.

Timeline

  • 2018: v0.1.0 is published.
  • 2023: v0.2.0 and v0.3.0 are published.
  • 2024: v0.4.0 is published.

Related projects

  • The README documents Merriam-Webster and Oxford dictionary API credentials as source-specific integrations.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for define. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/define/config.json~/.define.conf.json

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/define/config.json~/.define.conf.json

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
definecliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-25
manager version0.4.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.4.0

https://github.com/Rican7/define

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:define
Version0.4.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/define
Homepagehttps://github.com/Rican7/define
Repositoryhttps://github.com/Rican7/define
Upstream docshttps://github.com/Rican7/define#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/Rican7/define/archive/refs/tags/v0.4.0.tar.gz
Build dependenciesgo
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namedefine
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • dictShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dictionary, productivity, reference.
  • egShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, reference.
  • aspellShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dictionary, productivity.
  • cloudpan189-goShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, productivity.
  • countdownShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, productivity.
  • cpdfShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, command-line-tool, productivity.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment