Merriam-Webster' Dictionary Browser Extension

Chrome Web Store

Get the Open source Merriam-Webster's dictionary extension for FREE! It lets you quickly find English-to-English definitions for any word or phrase simply and effortlessly. Use its simple search box to type and get the definition right away, without losing your focus on the content!

You have the option to open the main definition page of a word or phrase on the Merriam-Webster website either by using the in-content button or the context menu item. You can customize this feature in the options menu.

The extension keeps track of your search history, allowing you to review your previous searches by enabling review mode in options. The relevant history found on a page will be shown in the bottom corner for your convenience.

You have the option to pause any video that's playing in the content (if there is one) when you open the search box. Once you're done looking up a definition, the video will automatically resume when you close the search box. This feature can help you save time and stay focused.

This extension uses Merriam-Webster's free services. You'll need your personal API key to put it in the extension options to be able to use it. You can do free registration here to get your API key. Notice that there are different types of APIs and each has its unique key; read more about variants of MW dictionaries. After installing the extension, in the options, you should choose the one which you choose on registration. You will be able to read the required instruction in the extension options. Additionally, to make it easy to get your personal API key, you may find some manipulations on the dictionaryapi website, feel free to use them. :)

Keep in mind that the default API key lets you access only 20 definitions, so get your personal key soon.

Install

From Chrome Web Store

The extension is published on Chrome Web Store .

Install manually on Chromium base browsers, like Opera, Edge, Brave, Torch, Vivaldi

1. Download the latest release and extract it
2. Go to extensions settings of your browser and active Developer mode by clicking the toggle that is already in the extensions page. (You can also open extensions' page by going to chrome://extensions or edge://extensions for Edge or, opera://extensions for Opera browser)
3. At the same page, click on Load unpacked button and load the directory you just cloned or the zip file you have downloaded.
4. Enjoy! :)

Lastly, this extension is hastily developed for personal use so don't be shy to give any constructive feedback to improve it.

Grateful to: Merriam-Webster and Its Developer Center