|
|
Reverse Search
Reverse Search allows you to search within the full text of dictionary entries for words, word parts, and phrases.
Search for entries that contain:
Exact matches of any of the individual words entered in the search box.
Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" or the word "orange."
Any form of any of the individual words entered in the search box.
Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" or "apples" or "orange" or "oranges."
Exact matches of all of the individual words entered in the search box.
Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" and the word "orange."
The exact sequence of words and/or characters entered in the search box (for example, a fragment of a word, a single word, multiple words, or even a phrase containing punctuation)
Example: Searching for "a variety of apple" identifies all entries that contain that phrase. Searching for "app" identifies all entries that contain the letters "app," such as occurrences of "apple," "application," and "apply."
Search within these fields:
Optional:
Limit by part of speech:
| airline |
a system of transportation that allows people to fly from one place to another, or a business that owns and operates the equipment to do this. |
| canal |
a channel of water made by humans for boat transportation or for bringing water to crops. [1/2 definitions] |
| express |
of transportation, making few or no stops before reaching an intended place; rapid. [1/5 definitions] |
| line1 |
a transportation system, or a particular path taken by vehicles in the system. [1/11 definitions] |
| load |
of passengers, to enter an airplane or other vehicle of transportation. [1/8 definitions] |
| mass transit |
a system of public transportation that carries people from place to place within a city by bus and train. |
| railroad |
the entire set of trains, tracks, workers, and equipment that make up a rail transportation system. [1/2 definitions] |
| reindeer |
a mammal with long legs, a long neck, antlers, and hooves. Reindeer are raised in northern parts of the world for their milk, meat, and fur. They are also sometimes used to pull sleds for transportation. Reindeer are closely related to moose and other kinds of deer. Reindeer are the only deer that have antlers on both males and females. In North America, reindeer are called caribou. |
| RR |
abbreviation of "railroad," all the trains, tracks, and equipment that make up a rail transportation system. [1/2 definitions] |
|
|