|
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:
agonize |
to expend great mental or physical effort, often with anxiety. [1/4 definitions] |
alarm |
a sudden apprehension marked by distress or anxiety. [2/5 definitions] |
angst |
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish. |
apprehension |
anxiety about future events. [1/3 definitions] |
apprehensive |
feeling anxiety about future events. |
ataractic |
free from anxiety or other emotional strain, esp. as a result of taking a drug; calm; tranquil. |
breathe easily |
to be able to relax after a period of tension or anxiety. |
breathe easy |
to be able to relax after a period of tension or anxiety. |
breathe freely |
to be able to relax after a period of tension or anxiety. |
breathless |
suspending or as if suspending one's breath, as caused by keen anxiety, eagerness, or astonishment. [1/3 definitions] |
cabin fever |
anxiety caused by being confined to a small space or isolated from other people for a length of time, as during winter. |
calm |
a condition of freedom from disturbance, anxiety, or excitation; serenity. [1/6 definitions] |
care |
anxiety or worry. [2/12 definitions] |
choke |
(informal) to lose the ability to perform well because of stress or anxiety. [1/9 definitions] |
cloud |
to show anxiety or distress. [1/8 definitions] |
cold sweat |
perspiration accompanied by a chilly feeling, induced by fear, shock, anxiety, or the like. |
concern |
worry, anxiety, or caring attitude. [1/7 definitions] |
cool as a cucumber |
showing no trace of anxiety or vulnerability. |
creepy |
of or causing a feeling of anxiety, fear, or revulsion similar to that which might be produced by something creeping on one's skin. [1/3 definitions] |
culture shock |
the anxiety, irritation, or confusion experienced by someone exposed to a culture with customs or behaviors different from those of his or her own culture. |
delirium tremens |
a condition caused by chronic excessive drinking of alcohol and characterized by hallucinations, trembling, and anxiety. |
|
|