# Word Circle Dictionary

> Provides a dictionary for each visited web page. Hovering over a word will circle it. If the circled word is clicked, a modal window will display its definition.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/word-circle-dictionary](https://chrome-stats.com/d/word-circle-dictionary)

## Overview

- **ID:** `word-circle-dictionary`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Tacitus
- **Category:** search-tools,language-support
- **Version:** 1.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2020-11-20
- **First published:** 2020-10-21
- **Size:** 5.29 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/word-circle-dictionary/)

## Description

Word Circle Dictionary is a Firefox add-on that provides a dictionary for web pages. It highlights each word on a page and allows you to click on it for its definition in a customizable window.

## Rankings

- #133,135 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `unlimitedStorage`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Moderate risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/word-circle-dictionary)