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Merriam-Webster Search Box Plug-in

Search Box Plug-in Option for Firefox

Merriam-Webster toolbar search for Firefox
Install this search plug-in and use your Firefox search box to look up words in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary or Thesaurus instantly—from anywhere on the Web.

Features

  • Merriam-Webster Online search is always available in Firefox
  • Just select the "Merriam-Webster Dictionary" option in the Firefox search box and type in a word
  • Available for the Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, too
  • Installs in seconds!

Requirements

  • Firefox 1.0: Windows 98, ME, NT 4, 2000, or XP; Linux

Install the Merriam-Webster toolbar search option for Firefox

  1. From within Firefox, click here to download the Merriam-Webster Dictionary toolbar search box plug-in
  2. You will see a popup box asking if you would like to install the Merriam-Webster Dictionary search—select "OK"

    Installation dialogue box
  3. That's it! To begin searching, click on the small black arrow near the icon in your search box window and select "Merriam-Webster Dictionary" from the drop menu

    Use the Firefox search option
  4. Type in a word, then press "Enter" and the definition will open in your browser window (you must be online to search).

    Select Merriam-Webster Dictionary and search
  5. The Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus can be installed in your toolbar the same way—to download the thesaurus plug-in, click here and follow the same procedure.

Removing the Merriam-Webster plug-in(s) from your Firefox toolbar search

  1. Go to the installation for Firefox: in Windows, most likely
    C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\
  2. Open the sub-folder \searchplugins\
  3. Delete the file mw-dictionary.src (or mw-thesaurus.src for the thesaurus search)
  4. Close and restart Firefox.
Note: This download is not compatible with Internet Explorer or Netscape. To install a similar feature into one of those browsers, see the Merriam-Webster Lookup Button.

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