huberylu / FlashDict

A chrome extension to get the meaning of the selected word instantly.

FlashDict

Sometimes, do you feel too lazy to search for a difficult word's meaning you encounter while reading an article on web, then this extension can really solve your problem. You can get the meanings of the selected word instantly without opening the new tab and searching it manually.

Preview

Usage

1. First clone the repo or download the source code. If you have a zip file, extract its contents.
2. Just drag the folder to extensions page. If its not allowing you to add the extension, just turn the developer mode on.

 3. Now you are ready to use the extension. Just double click on any word and voila you are good to go.

Contributing

Please fork this repository and contribute back using pull requests.

Any contribution is appreciated.

Future Improvements

• Showing "more" link at end which will open new tab with same query on clicking it.
• In case of no meanings found, showing search result from wikipedia using MediaWiki Api.

License

• Apache Version 2.0

Copyright 2016 Deepankar Agrawal

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at

 http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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