|
|
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:
| aft |
situated in the rear end of a ship or aircraft. [1/2 definitions] |
| air lock |
an airtight compartment in which the air pressure can be regulated, usu. situated between two areas that have different air pressures, as in underwater operations. [1/2 definitions] |
| axillary |
in botany, of, relating to, or situated in an axil. [1/3 definitions] |
| beachfront |
situated on, near, or overlooking a beach. [1/2 definitions] |
| bower2 |
a heavy anchor, situated at the bow of a ship. |
| eastern |
situated in, directed towards, coming from, or relating to the east. [1/2 definitions] |
| eccentric |
not having the same geometric center, or not situated or pivoted at the geometric center. [1/5 definitions] |
| foreign |
situated in an improper or unexpected place. [1/4 definitions] |
| -gyny |
in plants, the state of having female organs that are (so) situated. [1/2 definitions] |
| hindmost |
situated at the back or end; last. |
| inland |
of, concerning, or situated in the part of a country or region away from seacoasts or in the interior. [1/3 definitions] |
| inner |
situated inside. [1/4 definitions] |
| intercostal |
anything, such as a muscle or space, that is situated between the ribs. [1/2 definitions] |
| inward |
located or situated on the inside. [1/9 definitions] |
| ipsilateral |
pertaining to, situated on, or affecting the same side of the body. |
| landward |
facing, situated, or directed toward the land. [1/2 definitions] |
| lie2 |
to be situated. [1/8 definitions] |
| magnetic needle |
a thin magnetized bar of steel situated within an instrument, such as a compass, so that it indicates the direction of the earth's magnetic poles. |
| mountaintop |
situated on or near the highest part of a mountain. [1/2 definitions] |
| move in |
to become situated in a new home or place of business. [2/6 definitions] |
| nearby |
situated close at hand; not far removed. [1/2 definitions] |
|
|