https://github.com/eksha/wikisearcher
Find the Meaning of any word on a webpage. Just highlight it and go !
https://github.com/eksha/wikisearcher
chrome-extension mediawiki-api wikisearch wikisearch-query wikitionary word-search-application
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Find the Meaning of any word on a webpage. Just highlight it and go !
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/eksha/wikisearcher
- Owner: eksha
- Created: 2017-07-22T14:41:20.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2017-07-22T15:12:40.000Z (almost 9 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-07-30T08:07:41.561Z (11 months ago)
- Topics: chrome-extension, mediawiki-api, wikisearch, wikisearch-query, wikitionary, word-search-application
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 46.9 KB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 2
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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# wikisearcher
This one is a Chrome Extension that queries and returns the _**lexical definition**_ of any term that is _highlighted/selected_ on a webpage.
Simply - Highlight the word, get its meaning right their .
## Makes use of :
[The witionary api](https://en.wiktionary.org/w/api.php) !
## How it does this !
* Make a selection or highlight the word you want to search
* Hit the extension icon
* Meaning of the word (lexical) is rendered on the popup