|
|
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:
| beldam |
an old woman, esp. one who is ugly. |
| blot |
something that spoils or is ugly. [1/4 definitions] |
| deform |
to spoil the appearance of; make unsightly or ugly. [1/4 definitions] |
| dwarf |
a magical character of legends, usu. portrayed as an ugly and oddly-shaped little man. [1/7 definitions] |
| gargoyle |
a sculpture of an odd or ugly animal or person carved as a decoration on a building. [1/2 definitions] |
| goblin |
a small, ugly creature in fairy tales that does evil or mischief to humans. |
| Gorgon |
(l.c.) any very ugly, repulsive, or horrifying woman. [1/2 definitions] |
| grotesque |
ugly or badly shaped in character or appearance. |
| hag |
an ugly old woman, esp. one considered frightening or wicked. [1/2 definitions] |
| hideous |
looking very ugly or frightening; disgusting. |
| hobgoblin |
an ugly, mischievous, or troublesome elf, sprite, or goblin. [1/2 definitions] |
| horrible |
very ugly or bad. [1/2 definitions] |
| horror |
(informal) something thought to be ugly, or in poor taste. [1/5 definitions] |
| ill-favored |
unattractive in appearance; ugly. [1/2 definitions] |
| monster |
any creature with an ugly or frightening appearance. [1/6 definitions] |
| monstrous |
so ugly that it is scary. [1/3 definitions] |
| ogre |
an ugly giant or monster in folk tales and children's stories. Ogres are said to eat people. [2 definitions] |
| prettify |
to give a pretty, attractive, or pleasant appearance to (usu. something ugly or unpleasant). [1/2 definitions] |
| troll2 |
an ugly dwarf or giant that lives in a cave or under a bridge in Scandinavian folk stories. |
| uglify |
to make ugly. |
| unsightly |
not pleasant or agreeable to look at; ugly. |
|
|