|
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:
Algonquin |
any of several Algonquian Indian tribes formerly living in the region of southern Canada and the St. Lawrence River, or a member of one of these tribes. [2/3 definitions] |
Angora |
(often lower case) yarn or cloth made from either of these kinds of hair. Angora is used to make sweaters and other articles of clothing. [1/3 definitions] |
antibody |
a protein in blood that reacts to particular toxic substances by neutralizing or destroying them. Antibodies provide immunity against these toxic substances. |
antiperistalsis |
reverse movement in the intestines, alimentary canal, or similar organs, causing the contents of these organs to move backwards. |
anymore |
(regional) nowadays; these days. [1/2 definitions] |
Apache |
any of several languages of these people. [1/2 definitions] |
article |
the words "a," "an," and "the." These are used before nouns to express whether the noun is a specific example of something ("the chair") or whether the noun is just one of a class of things ("a chair," "an apple"). [1/4 definitions] |
articulation |
a movement of speech organs in the production of a sound, or a group of these movements. [1/5 definitions] |
artillery |
the branch of an army that uses these weapons. [1/2 definitions] |
arytenoid |
of or pertaining to muscles and glands associated with these cartilages. [1/3 definitions] |
ASPCA |
abbreviation of "American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals," a national organization whose purpose is to take care of lost or stray dogs, cats, and other small animals. This organization tries to find people to adopt these animals as pets. |
Athabaskan |
a member of any of these tribes. [1/3 definitions] |
Athapaskan |
variant of Athabaskan. |
Austronesian |
a member of any of the peoples that use these languages. [2/3 definitions] |
bacteria |
microscopic organisms that often play a role in the decay of living things, the process of fermentation, and sometimes in causing disease. Bacteria are each made up of only one cell, but different kinds of bacteria can take different shapes. These organisms live in all parts of the earth including oceans, deserts, glaciers, hot springs, and in the bodies of most living things. While some kinds of bacteria are dangerous, most kinds are useful because they help in the digestion of food, in the making of soil, in the creation of medicines, and in many other natural processes. |
Bahamas |
a country made up of these islands. The Bahamas are also called the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Nassau is the capital of the Bahamas. [1/2 definitions] |
baleen |
the bony, flexible strips in the upper jaws of whales that feed by filtering food from ocean water. These whales use baleen to strain large amounts of small food such as shrimp from the water. |
balm of Gilead |
the aromatic resin of these trees, formerly used in healing ointments and now used chiefly in the making of perfumes. [1/2 definitions] |
Bantu |
the group of hundreds of languages spoken by these peoples, such as Zulu. [1/2 definitions] |
bar1 |
a vertical line that marks the beginning or end of a measure of music, or the music between two of these lines. [1/10 definitions] |
barbel |
any of various European freshwater fishes characterized by these organs. [1/2 definitions] |
|
|