|
|
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:
| high-tech |
involving equipment or techniques that come from applying the newest knowledge in the areas of computers and science. [2 definitions] |
| interface |
the equipment or programs used to communicate between different computer systems or programs. |
| locker room |
a room containing lockers for storing clothes and equipment and often used for changing clothes, as at a gymnasium or pool. |
| observatory |
a building that has equipment for studying the sun, moon, planets, and stars. |
| outfit |
a set of equipment for a particular activity. [2/4 definitions] |
| plant |
a building or group of buildings that have machinery and equipment for making things; factory. [1/5 definitions] |
| playground |
an outdoor area where children can play. Many playgrounds have equipment such as swings and slides. |
| radar |
the equipment used for this method of tracking. [1/2 definitions] |
| railroad |
the entire set of trains, tracks, workers, and equipment that make up a rail transportation system. [1/2 definitions] |
| rig |
to provide with equipment, gear, or clothing (usually followed by "out" or "up"). [2/5 definitions] |
| rigging |
equipment used to lift, move, support, or work something, such as stage sets. [1/2 definitions] |
| RR |
abbreviation of "railroad," all the trains, tracks, and equipment that make up a rail transportation system. [1/2 definitions] |
| scuba diving |
the act of swimming underwater while wearing special breathing equipment. |
| space shuttle |
a spacecraft designed to carry astronauts and their equipment back and forth between the earth and space. |
| stereo |
a system of equipment for playing sound that uses separate channels to create a realistic effect. |
| tackle |
equipment or gear used in a sport or hobby such as fishing. [1/5 definitions] |
| transistor |
a small device used to control the flow of electric current. Transistors use very little energy. They are found in televisions, computers, and other kinds of electronic equipment. |
|
|