|
|
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:
| bead |
any small, round object, such as a drop of liquid or a gas bubble. [1/3 definitions] |
| bomber |
a plane used in war to carry and drop bombs. [1/2 definitions] |
| butternut |
a tree of North America with leaves that drop every year. The butternut is related to the walnut. [1/2 definitions] |
| deciduous |
having leaves that drop off each year. |
| decline |
a drop or loss. [1/4 definitions] |
| dump |
to drop in one big load. [1/3 definitions] |
| fall |
to drop downward from a higher place; descend. [2/10 definitions] |
| nod |
to drop the head in sleep for a short time. [1/4 definitions] |
| parachute |
to drop or deliver by parachute. [1/3 definitions] |
| plop |
to drop in a heavy manner or with force. [2/3 definitions] |
| raindrop |
a drop of rain. |
| sink |
to fall or drop slowly to another level. [2/8 definitions] |
| spatter |
a bit, drop, or splash of something spattered. [1/4 definitions] |
| sprinkle |
to drop or scatter in small bits. [2/5 definitions] |
| straggle |
to stray from or drop behind a group. |
| tear1 |
a drop of salty liquid that comes from the eye. Tears clean the eye and keep it wet. [1/2 definitions] |
| vapor |
a liquid or solid that has become a gas because of heat or a drop in pressure. [1/2 definitions] |
|
|