|
|
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:
| brownie |
a small fairy or elf who is believed to do good things around the house in secret at night. [1/3 definitions] |
| Cinderella |
the title character of a common European fairy tale, who, with the help of a fairy godmother, escapes a life of misery and marries a prince. [1/2 definitions] |
| dwarf |
in fairy tales and legends, a strange-looking little man, often with a beard, who has magical powers. [1/4 definitions] |
| fairy |
of, pertaining to, or like a fairy. [1/3 definitions] |
| fay |
a fairy. |
| gnome1 |
a creature in fairy tales that lives inside the earth and guards precious treasure. Gnomes are often portrayed as little old men with beards. |
| goblin |
a small, ugly creature in fairy tales that does evil or mischief to humans. |
| peri |
a fairy or elf of Persian mythology that is descended from evil angels and must do penance before being admitted to paradise. |
| pixy |
a fairy or elf who is playful or full of mischief. |
| sandman |
in folklore and fairy tales, a person who makes children sleepy by sprinkling sand in their eyes. |
| spirit |
a being that is not of this world, such as a devil, ghost, or fairy. [1/5 definitions] |
| sprite |
a small supernatural being; fairy, elf, or goblin. [1/2 definitions] |
|
|