|
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:
antifreeze |
a substance that lowers the freezing point of a liquid such as water, esp. in an automobile radiator. |
coil1 |
one or all of the spiral pipes in a radiator or the like. [1/8 definitions] |
fin |
a rib or ridge, as on a radiator or engine, designed to maximize heat transfer to the environment. [1/8 definitions] |
heat exchanger |
a device, such as automobile radiator, for transferring heat from a fluid on one side of a barrier to a fluid on the other side. |
|
|