diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index b30db4e..641899f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -420,6 +420,16 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 1.0.107",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "dictionary"
+version = "0.1.0"
+dependencies = [
+ "abi_stable",
+ "anyrun-plugin",
+ "reqwest",
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "doc-comment"
 version = "0.3.3"
@@ -1528,11 +1538,11 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "reqwest"
-version = "0.11.13"
+version = "0.11.17"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "68cc60575865c7831548863cc02356512e3f1dc2f3f82cb837d7fc4cc8f3c97c"
+checksum = "13293b639a097af28fc8a90f22add145a9c954e49d77da06263d58cf44d5fb91"
 dependencies = [
- "base64 0.13.1",
+ "base64 0.21.0",
  "bytes",
  "encoding_rs",
  "futures-core",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5599cef..67b2293 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ members = [
   "plugins/translate",
   "plugins/randr",
   "plugins/stdin",
+  "plugins/dictionary",
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/anyrun-plugin/src/lib.rs b/anyrun-plugin/src/lib.rs
index 846741e..f121b3c 100644
--- a/anyrun-plugin/src/lib.rs
+++ b/anyrun-plugin/src/lib.rs
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ macro_rules! plugin {
         > = ::std::sync::Mutex::new(None);
         static ANYRUN_INTERNAL_ID_COUNTER: ::std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64 =
             ::std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64::new(0);
-        static ANYRUN_INTERNAL_DATA: ::std::sync::Mutex<Option<$type>> =
-            ::std::sync::Mutex::new(None);
+        static ANYRUN_INTERNAL_DATA: ::std::sync::RwLock<Option<$type>> =
+            ::std::sync::RwLock::new(None);
 
         #[::abi_stable::export_root_module]
         fn anyrun_internal_init_root_module() -> ::anyrun_plugin::anyrun_interface::PluginRef {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ macro_rules! plugin {
         #[::abi_stable::sabi_extern_fn]
         fn anyrun_internal_init(config_dir: ::abi_stable::std_types::RString) {
             ::std::thread::spawn(|| {
-                *ANYRUN_INTERNAL_DATA.lock().unwrap() = Some($init(config_dir));
+                *ANYRUN_INTERNAL_DATA.write().unwrap() = Some($init(config_dir));
             });
         }
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ macro_rules! plugin {
                 .store(current_id + 1, ::std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
 
             let handle = ::std::thread::spawn(move || {
-                if let Some(data) = ANYRUN_INTERNAL_DATA.lock().unwrap().as_mut() {
+                if let Some(data) = ANYRUN_INTERNAL_DATA.read().unwrap().as_ref() {
                     $get_matches(input, data)
                 } else {
                     ::abi_stable::std_types::RVec::new()
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ macro_rules! plugin {
         ) -> ::anyrun_plugin::anyrun_interface::HandleResult {
             $handler(
                 selection,
-                ANYRUN_INTERNAL_DATA.lock().unwrap().as_mut().unwrap(),
+                ANYRUN_INTERNAL_DATA.write().unwrap().as_mut().unwrap(),
             )
         }
     };
diff --git a/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs b/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs
index 1c235b7..45a3f4f 100644
--- a/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/applications/src/lib.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pub fn init(config_dir: RString) -> Vec<(DesktopEntry, u64)> {
     })
 }
 
-pub fn get_matches(input: RString, entries: &mut Vec<(DesktopEntry, u64)>) -> RVec<Match> {
+pub fn get_matches(input: RString, entries: &Vec<(DesktopEntry, u64)>) -> RVec<Match> {
     let matcher = fuzzy_matcher::skim::SkimMatcherV2::default().smart_case();
     let mut entries = entries
         .clone()
diff --git a/plugins/dictionary/Cargo.toml b/plugins/dictionary/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45cb1b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/dictionary/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "dictionary"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[lib]
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+anyrun-plugin = { path = "../../anyrun-plugin" }
+abi_stable = "0.11.1"
+reqwest = { version = "0.11.16", default-features = false, features = ["blocking", "json", "rustls-tls"] }
+serde = { version = "1.0.160", features = ["derive"] }
diff --git a/plugins/dictionary/src/lib.rs b/plugins/dictionary/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d3058f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/dictionary/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+use abi_stable::std_types::{ROption, RString, RVec};
+use anyrun_plugin::{anyrun_interface::HandleResult, plugin, Match, PluginInfo};
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct ApiResponse {
+    word: String,
+    phonetic: Option<String>,
+    phonetics: Vec<Phonetic>,
+    origin: Option<String>,
+    meanings: Vec<Meaning>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct Phonetic {
+    text: String,
+    audio: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct Meaning {
+    #[serde(rename = "partOfSpeech")]
+    part_of_speech: String,
+    definitions: Vec<Definition>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
+struct Definition {
+    definition: String,
+    example: Option<String>,
+    synonyms: Vec<String>,
+    antonyms: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+pub fn init(_config_dir: RString) {}
+
+pub fn handler(_match: Match, _: &mut ()) -> HandleResult {
+    HandleResult::Copy(_match.title.into_bytes())
+}
+
+pub fn get_matches(input: RString, _: &()) -> RVec<Match> {
+    if !input.starts_with(":def") {
+        return RVec::new();
+    }
+
+    let input = &input[4..].trim();
+
+    let responses: Vec<ApiResponse> = match reqwest::blocking::get(format!(
+        "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/api/v2/entries/en/{}",
+        input
+    )) {
+        Ok(response) => match response.json() {
+            Ok(response) => response,
+            Err(why) => {
+                eprintln!("Error deserializing response: {}", why);
+                return RVec::new();
+            }
+        },
+        Err(why) => {
+            eprintln!("Error fetching dictionary result: {}", why);
+            return RVec::new();
+        }
+    };
+
+    responses
+        .into_iter()
+        .flat_map(|response| {
+            response
+                .meanings
+                .into_iter()
+                .flat_map(|meaning| {
+                    meaning
+                        .definitions
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .map(|definition| Match {
+                            title: definition.definition.into(),
+                            description: ROption::RSome(meaning.part_of_speech.clone().into()),
+                            use_pango: false,
+                            icon: ROption::RSome("accessories-dictionary".into()),
+                            id: ROption::RNone,
+                        })
+                        .collect::<RVec<_>>()
+                })
+                .collect::<RVec<_>>()
+        })
+        .take(3)
+        .collect()
+}
+
+fn info() -> PluginInfo {
+    PluginInfo {
+        name: "Dictionary".into(),
+        icon: "accessories-dictionary".into(),
+    }
+}
+
+plugin!(init, info, get_matches, handler, ());
diff --git a/plugins/kidex/src/lib.rs b/plugins/kidex/src/lib.rs
index ae236f4..bcbb593 100644
--- a/plugins/kidex/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/kidex/src/lib.rs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ pub fn init(_config_dir: RString) -> State {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn get_matches(input: RString, state: &mut State) -> RVec<Match> {
+pub fn get_matches(input: RString, state: &State) -> RVec<Match> {
     match &state.selection {
         Some(index_entry) => {
             let path = index_entry.path.to_string_lossy();
diff --git a/plugins/randr/src/lib.rs b/plugins/randr/src/lib.rs
index 508e558..046a7ef 100644
--- a/plugins/randr/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/randr/src/lib.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub fn handler(_match: Match, state: &mut State) -> HandleResult {
     }
 }
 
-pub fn get_matches(input: RString, state: &mut State) -> RVec<Match> {
+pub fn get_matches(input: RString, state: &State) -> RVec<Match> {
     if !input.starts_with(&state.config.prefix) {
         return RVec::new();
     }
diff --git a/plugins/rink/src/lib.rs b/plugins/rink/src/lib.rs
index 9ab92f9..9cfde1c 100644
--- a/plugins/rink/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/rink/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 use abi_stable::std_types::{ROption, RString, RVec};
 use anyrun_plugin::{anyrun_interface::HandleResult, plugin, Match, PluginInfo};
-use rink_core::{ast, date, gnu_units, CURRENCY_FILE};
 
-fn init(_config_dir: RString) -> rink_core::Context {
-    let mut ctx = rink_core::Context::new();
+fn init(_config_dir: RString) {
+    // Currently broken due to limitations with the declarative macro anyrun_plugin crate.
+    // For any plugin that does something relatively time intensive like fetching something
+    // from the internet, the internal Mutex would block making requests way too long when typed rapidly.
+
+    // TODO: Redesign the anyrun_plugin crate to allow for both mutable and non mutable borrows of the
+    // shared data for functions
+
+    /*let mut ctx = rink_core::Context::new();
 
     let units = gnu_units::parse_str(rink_core::DEFAULT_FILE.unwrap());
     let dates = date::parse_datefile(rink_core::DATES_FILE);
@@ -28,7 +34,7 @@ fn init(_config_dir: RString) -> rink_core::Context {
     });
     ctx.load_dates(dates);
 
-    ctx
+    ctx*/
 }
 
 fn info() -> PluginInfo {
@@ -38,8 +44,11 @@ fn info() -> PluginInfo {
     }
 }
 
-fn get_matches(input: RString, ctx: &mut rink_core::Context) -> RVec<Match> {
-    match rink_core::one_line(ctx, &input) {
+fn get_matches(input: RString, _: &()) -> RVec<Match> {
+    match rink_core::one_line(
+        &mut rink_core::simple_context().expect("Failed to create rink context"),
+        &input,
+    ) {
         Ok(result) => vec![Match {
             title: result.into(),
             description: ROption::RNone,
@@ -52,8 +61,8 @@ fn get_matches(input: RString, ctx: &mut rink_core::Context) -> RVec<Match> {
     }
 }
 
-fn handler(selection: Match, _: &mut rink_core::Context) -> HandleResult {
+fn handler(selection: Match, _: &mut ()) -> HandleResult {
     HandleResult::Copy(selection.title.into_bytes())
 }
 
-plugin!(init, info, get_matches, handler, rink_core::Context);
+plugin!(init, info, get_matches, handler, ());
diff --git a/plugins/shell/src/lib.rs b/plugins/shell/src/lib.rs
index c8943c7..6c63cd1 100644
--- a/plugins/shell/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/shell/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ fn info() -> PluginInfo {
     }
 }
 
-fn get_matches(input: RString, config: &mut Config) -> RVec<Match> {
-    let prefix_with_delim = format!("{}", config.prefix);
-    if input.starts_with(&prefix_with_delim) {
-        let (_, command) = input.split_once(&prefix_with_delim).unwrap();
+fn get_matches(input: RString, config: &Config) -> RVec<Match> {
+    if input.starts_with(&config.prefix) {
+        let (_, command) = input.split_once(&config.prefix).unwrap();
         if !command.is_empty() {
             vec![Match {
                 title: command.into(),
diff --git a/plugins/stdin/src/lib.rs b/plugins/stdin/src/lib.rs
index 2e048de..53229c8 100644
--- a/plugins/stdin/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/stdin/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fn handler(_match: Match, _lines: &mut Vec<String>) -> HandleResult {
     HandleResult::Stdout(_match.title.into_bytes())
 }
 
-fn get_matches(input: RString, lines: &mut Vec<String>) -> RVec<Match> {
+fn get_matches(input: RString, lines: &Vec<String>) -> RVec<Match> {
     let matcher = fuzzy_matcher::skim::SkimMatcherV2::default().smart_case();
 
     let mut lines = lines
diff --git a/plugins/symbols/src/lib.rs b/plugins/symbols/src/lib.rs
index c0b8e81..7052668 100644
--- a/plugins/symbols/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/symbols/src/lib.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn info() -> PluginInfo {
     }
 }
 
-fn get_matches(input: RString, symbols: &mut Vec<Symbol>) -> RVec<Match> {
+fn get_matches(input: RString, symbols: &Vec<Symbol>) -> RVec<Match> {
     let matcher = fuzzy_matcher::skim::SkimMatcherV2::default().ignore_case();
     let mut symbols = symbols
         .clone()
diff --git a/plugins/translate/src/lib.rs b/plugins/translate/src/lib.rs
index 2403489..0d0f8d3 100644
--- a/plugins/translate/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/translate/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ impl Default for Config {
     }
 }
 
-struct RuntimeData {
+struct State {
     config: Config,
     langs: Vec<(&'static str, &'static str)>,
 }
 
-fn init(config_dir: RString) -> RuntimeData {
-    RuntimeData {
+fn init(config_dir: RString) -> State {
+    State {
         config: match fs::read_to_string(format!("{}/translate.ron", config_dir)) {
             Ok(content) => ron::from_str(&content).unwrap_or_default(),
             Err(_) => Config::default(),
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ fn info() -> PluginInfo {
     }
 }
 
-fn get_matches(input: RString, data: &mut RuntimeData) -> RVec<Match> {
+fn get_matches(input: RString, data: &State) -> RVec<Match> {
     if !input.starts_with(&data.config.prefix) {
         return RVec::new();
     }
@@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ fn get_matches(input: RString, data: &mut RuntimeData) -> RVec<Match> {
     })
 }
 
-fn handler(selection: Match, _data: &mut RuntimeData) -> HandleResult {
+fn handler(selection: Match, _data: &mut State) -> HandleResult {
     HandleResult::Copy(selection.title.into_bytes())
 }
 
-plugin!(init, info, get_matches, handler, RuntimeData);
+plugin!(init, info, get_matches, handler, State);