|
|
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:
| Belgian |
a native or citizen of Belgium, or a descendant thereof. [3 definitions] |
| Bouvier des Flandres |
any of a breed of large dog that has a rough coat and pointed ears and was originally used in Belgium for herding cattle. |
| Brussels |
the capital of Belgium. |
| centime |
a former monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg, equalling one hundredth of a franc. [1/2 definitions] |
| EU |
abbreviation of "European Union," an economic and political union of twenty-seven democratic countries formed from the European Economic Community in 1993. The union currently consists of the member states Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. |
| euro |
the primary currency unit of the European Union and the sole currency, in 2022, of nineteen participating member states: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain. One euro equals one hundred cents. Some European countries that are not members of the European Union use the euro, and certain other nations are in the process of adopting the euro. [1/2 definitions] |
| European Union |
an economic and political union of a large number of democratic countries in Europe formed in 1993 from the former European Economic Community. Additional nations have joined since 1993, and one, the United Kingdom, had been a member originally but removed itself in 2020. The European Union currently consists of the member states Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden. Many of the countries share a common currency, the Euro. |
| Flanders |
a North Sea region that includes parts of Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. |
| franc |
the former chief monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. [1/2 definitions] |
| France |
a West European country between Spain and Belgium, and the Atlantic and Mediterranean. |
| Germany |
a central European country, reunited in 1990, bordered by the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Poland. |
| kermis |
in the Netherlands and Belgium, an outdoor fair or carnival. [1/2 definitions] |
| Low Countries |
the lowland region in northern Europe comprising the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. |
| Luxembourg |
a small European country bordered by Germany, France, and Belgium. [1/2 definitions] |
| Netherlands |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a European country on the North Sea between Belgium and Germany (prec. by "the"). |
| sabot |
a shoe made from a hollowed block of wood and worn by European peasants, esp. in France, the Netherlands, and Belgium. [1/2 definitions] |
| Walloon |
a member of a people of Celtic descent now inhabiting southern and southeastern Belgium and adjacent areas of France. [1/3 definitions] |
|
|