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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" and the word "orange."
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| dial |
a disk that has numbers and a moving pointer that shows time, weight, speed, or some other measure. [1/6 definitions] |
| hand |
the pointer of a clock or dial. [1/11 definitions] |
| needle |
a long, thin pointer on a clock, meter, or dial. [1/6 definitions] |
| sundial |
a device that stands in a garden or on a lawn to show the time of day. A sundial has a flat, round disk with numbers and a pointer that casts a shadow. As the shadow moves across the numbers, the sundial shows what time it is. |
| touchpad |
a device, as on portable computers, consisting of a flat, touch-sensitive surface that is used to position a pointer on a computer screen. Moving one's finger or stylus against the surface of the device allows the movement and placement of the pointer. |
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