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Mean This Does What?

Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 7:57 pm
by brogine
How about a reverse dictionary section? Taking requests for when one is looking for a word that means . . . .
Right now I’m looking for a something - analogous to onomatopoeia - for words like ‘velvet’ or ‘cantankerous’. A word suggesting the tone of the meaning although it has nothing to do with sound, like ‘tinkle’ or ‘boom’.

Re: Mean This Does What?

Posted: Mon Jan 18, 2021 4:48 pm
by Dr. Goodword
The dictionary on the front page of alphaDictionary has a reverse lookup. Actually, the dictionary we use, Onelook.com , has the reverse dictionary. The link to it is at the bottom of the Onelook home page.

Re: Mean This Does What?

Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2021 12:21 am
by misterdoe
Took me a minute to decipher the headline. :lol: