|
|
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:
| aikido |
a system of self-defense, originating in Japan, in which an opponent's strength and weight are used against him or her by using specific throws and holds. |
| allargando |
gradually slower and broader, with more weight or power (used as a musical direction). |
| angulation |
in skiing, a body position in which the knees and upper body lean into the hill while weight is placed on the downhill ski. [1/3 definitions] |
| as2 |
an ancient Roman unit of weight equal to approximately twelve ounces; libra. [1/2 definitions] |
| atomic weight |
the average weight of one atom of a given element, expressed in atomic mass units. |
| at. wt. |
abbreviation of "atomic weight," the average weight of one atom of a given element, expressed in atomic mass units. |
| avdp. |
abbreviation of "avoirdupois," a system of weight based on a pound equal to sixteen ounces or to 453.59 grams. |
| avoirdupois |
see "avoirdupois weight." [2 definitions] |
| avoirdupois weight |
a system of weight based on a pound equal to sixteen ounces or to 453.59 grams. |
| balsa |
a tree of tropical America, the wood of which is extremely light in weight. [1/2 definitions] |
| bantamweight |
a boxer of a weight class between flyweight and featherweight, between 112 and 118 pounds. |
| baro- |
weight; pressure. |
| barrel-chested |
having a deeper, thicker chest than usual for one's height or weight. |
| bench press |
a weightlifting exercise in which one lies on a bench, removes a weight from a pair of overhead supports, lowers it to the chest, and raises it again. |
| bench-press |
to lift (a weight) during a bench press. |
| big |
large in size, number, extent, or weight. [1/7 definitions] |
| biomass |
the quantity of living matter in a particular habitat measured by weight of organisms per unit of habitat area or by weight or volume of organisms per unit of habitat volume. |
| boom2 |
a heavy beam on a derrick, used to extend and support cargo or other weight. [1/5 definitions] |
| boxing gloves |
a heavily padded set of leather gloves of standard weight and design used in boxing. |
| bulimarexia |
an eating disorder, esp. found in young women, that is marked by the eating of large amounts of food followed by purging, usu. by self-induced vomiting or by taking laxatives, to avoid weight gain. (Cf. anorexia.) |
| bushel1 |
a unit of weight equal to a bushel of a given product. [1/5 definitions] |
|
|