Buttress Vocabulary

Strengthen your vocabulary while reading things on the browser.
What is Buttress Vocabulary?
'Buttress Vocabulary' is a Chrome extension that transforms your browser reading into a personalized vocabulary learning experience. Get immediate definitions and pronunciations of any word with a double-click. The extension also keeps a record of all the words you've checked, making it an effective vocabulary builder. The words you've come across in context are much easier to memorize. Note, the application assures full privacy with no access to your lookup words.

Extension stats

Users: 572 ▲ 40
Rating: 4.27 (15)
Version: 3.1.1 (Last updated: 2024-05-29)
Creation date: 2019-10-05
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • storage
Size: 450.56K

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Extension summary

Coming across new words is easy and even knowing its definition. However, memorizing the words that you read doesn't come naturally. You have to work on it.

This extension will ease this job.

It lets you see the definition of a double-clicked word along with its pronunciation. However, this is not a striking feature as couple of other apps do it right now.

You can quickly see all the words that you have looked up each day. Apart from a dictionary app it is also a vocabulary builder. Like other apps it doesn't inundates you with so many words that you have never seen. Memorizing the words for which you have a context will be much easier.

WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE WORDS YOU LOOKUP!

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • saves list of vocabulary
  • useful in building vocab
  • saves time
Cons
  • bug with white-out UI
  • slow pop-up dictionary
  • incompatible with Dark Reader extension
Most mentioned
  • pop up dictionary taking too long to display
  • white-out UI bug
  • saves list of vocabulary
Recent reviews
doesn't recognize a lot of words if they are written in a form different from the basic one, past tense specifically, makes the extension unusable
by An Chill, 2024-07-29

many words can't be selected by double-clicking.
by Arc Lin, 2023-08-28

Please update for security and add another futures.
by M Sotoudeh, 2023-06-28
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Buttress Vocabulary requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Buttress Vocabulary is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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