|
|
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:
| firkin |
a small wooden tub or keg. [1/2 definitions] |
| hoop |
a circular band of metal used to hold together the strips that form the sides of a barrel, cask, or tub. [1/7 definitions] |
| hot tub |
a large round tub, usu. of wood and often outdoors, used recreationally, as by several persons soaking together in hot water. |
| sitz bath |
a chairlike tub or basin used for bathing the hips and buttocks. |
| sponge bath |
a cleansing of the body with a wet sponge or cloth rather than washing in a tub or shower. |
| tub |
to place, pack, or store in a tub. [1/4 definitions] |
| vat |
a very large container, such as a barrel, tub, or tank, used for holding or storing liquids, esp. at stages in a manufacturing process. [1/2 definitions] |
| washtub |
a large tub used for soaking, washing, and rinsing clothes. |
|
|