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Reverse Search
Reverse Search allows you to search within the full text of dictionary entries for words, word parts, and phrases.
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Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" or the word "orange."
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Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" or "apples" or "orange" or "oranges."
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Example: Searching for "apple orange" identifies all entries that contain the word "apple" and the word "orange."
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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."
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| caption |
a heading, title, or legend for printed matter such as a magazine article, newspaper photo, or graph. [1/4 definitions] |
| running head |
a descriptive heading or title printed at the top of every, or every other, page of a publication. |
| subheading |
the heading or title of a section or subdivision of a printed text. [2 definitions] |
| subtitle |
a subordinate title or heading below the main title of a written text. [1/4 definitions] |
| title |
a heading of a section of a book or other written work. [1/6 definitions] |
| topic |
a subdivision or heading, as in a written outline. [1/3 definitions] |
| vector |
the compass heading of an aircraft; bearing or course. [1/3 definitions] |
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