reverse dictionary
A 'reverse dictionary' is a reference tool that helps users find words based on their meanings or descriptions, rather than their alphabetical order.
🇺🇸 US Voice:
🇬🇧 UK Voice:
Definition
B2Reference Tools
(general)A tool that helps users find a word based on its definition or description.
Example
- When I couldn't remember the word for 'fear of spiders,' I used a reverse dictionary to find 'arachnophobia.'
C1Linguistics
(technical)A dictionary where entries are sorted alphabetically by their last letter, then second-to-last, and so on.
Example
- In a reverse dictionary, 'cab' would appear before 'influenza' because the last letter is considered first.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "reverse dictionary":