|
|
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:
| aristocracy |
a class of people who have a high social position because of the family they are born into. Members of the aristocracy are usually richer and have more privileges than other members of society. [1/2 definitions] |
| colonialism |
the practice that a country is engaged in when it takes over another country and sets up its own government and colony there. A "colony" is what the country is called that is taken over by the more powerful country. Colonialism serves the purpose of creating wealth and power for the ruling country. |
| fortune |
a large amount of money or wealth. [1/3 definitions] |
| greed |
a great desire for more wealth and possessions than one needs or deserves. |
| means |
wealth in general, or the amount of money needed for something. [1/2 definitions] |
| Pluto |
the god of wealth and of the underworld in Greek mythology. [1/2 definitions] |
| prestige |
importance in the eyes of other people because of doing great things, being in high position, or having wealth. |
| prosperous |
having wealth, success, or good fortune. |
| racism |
unfair treatment of people based on the opinion that one race, typically the race with more wealth and power, is better than another race or races. Racism exists all over the world and takes different forms. [1/2 definitions] |
| resource |
(plural) all of a country's wealth and its ways of producing wealth. [1/4 definitions] |
| wealthy |
rich; having wealth. |
|
|