diff --git a/commands.js b/commands.js
index 26ecc4f..e07a906 100644
--- a/commands.js
+++ b/commands.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-const { sendEmbedMessage } = require('./helpers.js');
+const { sendEmbedMessage, trim } = require('./helpers.js');
+const axios = require('axios');
 
 module.exports = {
   matchCommand: function (Discord, config, logger, message, command, args) {
@@ -6,6 +7,9 @@ module.exports = {
       case 'help':
         commandHelp(Discord, config, logger, message, command, args);
         break;
+      case 'ud':
+        commandUrbanDictionary(Discord, config, logger, message, command, args);
+        break;
       default:
         message.channel.send(`That command is not one I know yet - but you could add it! To find out more visit ${config.github_url}`);
     }
@@ -15,8 +19,62 @@ module.exports = {
 function commandHelp (Discord, config, logger, message, command, args) {
   const msg = `
 The commands available to you are:
-- ${config.prefix}commandgoeshere   - Do something
+- \`${config.prefix}ud <query>\`   - Search Urban Dictionary
   `;
 
   message.channel.send(msg);
 }
+
+function commandUrbanDictionary(Discord, config, logger, message, command, args) {
+  if (!args.length) {
+    //If the command is used incorrectly without arguments
+    return message.channel.send(`You didn't provide any arguments, ${message.author}!`);
+  }
+  else if (args[0] != "") {
+    var searchQuery = args[0];
+
+    // Send a POST request to urban dictionary including the search query
+    axios({
+      method: 'get',
+      url: 'http://api.urbandictionary.com/v0/define',
+      headers: {"Content-Type": "application/json"},
+      params: {"term": searchQuery}
+    })
+    .then(function(response) {
+      const answers = response.data.list;
+      if (answers.length > 0) {
+        try {
+          // Set up rich embed for the command to return the API response, add the first responses URL with an example of the usage and rating
+          const embed = sendEmbedMessage(Discord, logger, message, answers[0].word, trim(Discord, logger, answers[0].definition, 1024));
+          embed.setURL(answers[0].permalink)
+          .addFields(
+            { name: 'Example', value: trim(Discord, logger, answers[0].example, 1024) },
+            { name: 'Rating', value: `:thumbsup: ${answers[0].thumbs_up} :thumbsdown: ${answers[0].thumbs_down}` }
+          );
+
+          if (answers.length > 1) {
+            // If more than 1 definition is found, add additional fields to show the definitions of up to another 3 results
+            embed.addField('Other Definitions', 'Below are some that didn\t quite cut the mustard.')
+
+            for (let i = 1; i < answers.length && i < 4; i++) {
+              const ele = answers[i];
+              embed.addField(`${i}. `, `[${ele.word}](${ele.permalink})\r\n${trim(Discord, logger, ele.definition, 1024)}`)
+            }
+          }
+          message.channel.send(embed);
+        }
+        catch (error) {
+          logger.error('Failed to send embed message', error);
+          message.channel.send('There was a problem, sorry!');
+        }
+      }
+      else {
+        // If the API returns no results for the specified query
+        message.channel.send(`There are no results for *${args[0]}*`)
+      }
+    })
+    .catch(function (error) {
+      logger.error('Something went wrong', error);
+    });
+  }
+}