|
|
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:
| bowl1 |
a football game played at the end of the season by winning teams. [1/5 definitions] |
| drawing |
the choosing of the winning ticket in a raffle, lottery, or contest. [1/3 definitions] |
| equal |
When everyone has an equal chance of winning a game, it means that the chances of winning are the same for everyone. [1/4 definitions] |
| gain |
to win or get by winning. [1/7 definitions] |
| happen |
If an accident happened last night, it means that there was an accident last night. If there was a storm last night, we might say that a storm happened last night. Things like breaking a leg, getting sick, becoming rich, or winning a prize are some of the many things that happen in people's lives. [1/3 definitions] |
| lottery |
a game of chance in which people buy or are given tickets with numbers on them and the winning number is chosen at random. |
| raffle |
A raffle is a kind of simple contest. People buy tickets, usually at the beginning of some event, and when all the tickets are collected, someone reaches into the collection of tickets and pulls out a winning ticket. The person who bought that ticket wins a prize. The money that comes from selling the raffle tickets, is often used to raise money for a good cause. |
| sew up |
to control the result of; be sure of winning. [1/2 definitions] |
| spoil |
(plural) material goods or other things gained by winning a victory. [1/4 definitions] |
| triumph |
the winning of a great victory or success. [1/4 definitions] |
|
|