|
|
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:
| bail1 |
to pay for the release of (often followed by "out"). [1/3 definitions] |
| belch |
to release gas from the stomach through the mouth in a noisy burst; burp. [1/3 definitions] |
| cough |
to release air noisily from the lungs. A cough results from illness or from breathing in foreign matter. [1/4 definitions] |
| discharge |
to unload, empty, or release. [3/6 definitions] |
| hydrogen bomb |
a very powerful type of bomb. When its hydrogen atoms are forced together under great heat and pressure, they release energy in a huge explosion. |
| leak |
the release of secret or private information without permission. [1/5 definitions] |
| let off |
to release from punishment or something unpleasant; excuse. |
| loosen |
to undo or release. [1/2 definitions] |
| parole |
the release of a prisoner before the time of punishment is finished. Prisoners who are given parole have behaved well in prison. When on parole, they must obey certain rules. [1/2 definitions] |
| secrete1 |
to produce a fluid or other substance and release it into or out of the body. |
| undo |
to release from or remove wrapping or fastening from. [1/3 definitions] |
| unfasten |
to release from; undo; separate. |
|
|