|
|
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:
| agent provocateur |
(French) a secret agent who incites other people to commit acts that will subject them to punishment or prosecution, or who incites others to acts of rebellion or subversion; troublemaker. |
| double jeopardy |
the prosecution of a person for an offense for which he or she has already been tried. |
| indictment |
a formal written accusation presented by a grand jury to a court for prosecution of a serious crime. [1/3 definitions] |
| nol-pros |
in law, to terminate (prosecution) by an entry of nolle prosequi on the court records. |
| nonsuit |
in law, a judgment against a plaintiff based on failure to pursue prosecution or to provide adequate evidence for a legal action. [1/2 definitions] |
| protection |
(informal) money extorted, as from a business, to guarantee safety from violence or criminal prosecution. [1/4 definitions] |
|
|