Oxford English Dictionary

Looking up Oxford English Dictionary quickly while browsing an english website

Oxford English Dictionary - Firefox Add-on

'Oxford English Dictionary' is a user-friendly Firefox add-on that aids users in rapidly looking up meanings of words in the Oxford English Dictionary while browsing any English website. It streamlines the process by allowing users to highlight the selected words and directly search the OED through a context popup menu.

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Add-on stats

By: Chung

Daily users: 814

Rating: 2.81

(21)

Version: 1.1resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)

Version code: 5727274

Creation date: 2016-10-09

Weekly download count: 6

Firefox on Android: Yes

Risk:

Permissions:

contextMenus
activeTab

Size: 21.61K

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 3,581 ▼ 7

Other rankings

#155 in Language Support #42 in dictionary keyword 59 #102 in section keyword 2 ▼ 1 #235 in browsing keyword 28

Other platforms

Not available on Chrome

Not available on Android

Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Easy to access definitions from Oxford Dictionaries
Useful for quick lookups
Has a good backend with lexico.com for additional language support

Cons

Misleading name and function, leading to confusion with Oxford Living Dictionaries instead of Oxford English Dictionary
Links to a website rather than providing in-browser definitions
Opens a new tab each time instead of a pop-up
Subscription-based access

Most mentioned

Misleading extension name and description
Opens Oxford Living Dictionaries instead of the desired source
Needs improvements in usability such as a pop-up feature or a better navigation experience

User reviews

by 退出党团队远离中共恶魔, 2025-03-01

Doesnt work. It opens some colorful website of Oxford "languages. oup com" not "oxfordlearnersdictionaries com". Consider promoting it as I had a hard time finding this addon for dictionary. Promote it. Add more dictionaries like dictionary com, dictionary. cambridge org, merriam-webster.com, thefreedictionary com/. Put this as option in omnibox and context menu and shift to up in the right click menu. Change the icon for better visibility. Thanks.

by Net_Hunter_90s, 2024-12-14

плохо, лучше использовать другое расширение

by Zincin, 2024-09-12

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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Oxford English Dictionary does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

Low Request access to the following domains:

Risk likelihood

Oxford English Dictionary is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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