# Install define with Homebrew Command-line dictionary (thesaurus) app, with access to multiple sources. Version 0.4.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:define ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install define ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:define - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.4.0 - **Source summary:** Command-line dictionary (thesaurus) app, with access to multiple sources - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - define (cli) - define (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 0.4.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Rican7/define - Upstream latest detected: v0.4.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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. ### Sources - - - - - - ## Security Notes 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. ## 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 - Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/define/config.json, ~/.define.conf.json ## Credential files - Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/define/config.json, ~/.define.conf.json ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** define - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [dict](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dict/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dictionary, productivity, reference. - [eg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, reference. - [aspell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aspell/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dictionary, productivity. - [cloudpan189-go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudpan189-go/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, productivity. - [countdown](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/countdown/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, productivity. - [cpdf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cpdf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, command-line-tool, productivity. - [go-jira](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go-jira/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, go, productivity. - [gucharmap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gucharmap/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, reference. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/define.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/define.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph