|
|
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:
| armpit |
the hollow formed beneath the arm where it joins the body. |
| attn. |
abbreviation of "attention," consideration or notice (usu. used beneath an address on an envelope to refer to a specific individual, department, or the like, to whom the envelope should be delivered upon receipt). |
| bedrock |
the solid layer of rock in the earth's surface, usu. beneath soil, sand, gravel, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| below |
in or to a lower place; beneath. [2/6 definitions] |
| blubber |
the layer of fat beneath the skin of whales, seals, and other large sea mammals. [1/5 definitions] |
| bonnet |
a traditional women's cloth hat with a brim and fastened beneath the chin with ribbons, now worn primarily by infants. [1/6 definitions] |
| bustle2 |
a cushion or wire frame formerly worn beneath a dress to add fullness in the rear. [1/2 definitions] |
| cellar |
a room or rooms wholly or partly underground and usu. beneath a building; basement. [1/4 definitions] |
| chafing dish |
a lidded dish or pot, supported on a metal frame with a candle or other heating device beneath it, and used to cook food at the table or keep it hot. |
| corium |
the layer of skin that lies beneath the epidermal layer and contains nerves and blood vessels; derma. |
| crawlspace |
a low or shallow area, as beneath the roof or floor of a building, usu. containing wiring and plumbing. |
| crossbones |
an emblem consisting of two crossed bones, often beneath a skull, used to symbolize death. |
| crypt |
a burial chamber or underground vault, esp. one beneath a church. |
| cutline |
a descriptive legend, such as one beneath a photograph, diagram, or the like; caption. |
| deposit |
a quantity of a substance existing naturally beneath the ground. [1/10 definitions] |
| derma1 |
skin, esp. the true, living skin found beneath the epidermis; dermis. |
| disdain |
to reject as being unworthy or beneath one's dignity. [1/3 definitions] |
| double chin |
one or more fatty folds of flesh beneath the chin. |
| drawbridge |
a bridge built so that it can be raised or moved in order to either allow tall ships to pass beneath or restrict passage. |
| elevated railway |
a railway that is elevated on a framework, permitting ground traffic to circulate beneath it. |
| eyetooth |
a canine tooth in the upper jaw, located beneath the eye. |
|
|