Definitions Related words Mentions History Easter eggs (New!)
after she had received a mysticall secret
There Psyches would not sit in any royall seate, nor eate any delicate meates, but kneeled at the feete of Proserpina, onely contented with course bread, declared her message, and after she had received a mysticall secret in a boxe, she departed, and stopped the mouth of the dogge with the other sop, and paied the boatman the other halfe penny.
— from The Golden Asse by Apuleius

a sudden his right arm moved swiftly
For a few moments he remained in this tense attitude; then all of a sudden his right arm moved swiftly, and his hand was at the pocket of his overcoat.
— from The Woman in Black by E. C. (Edmund Clerihew) Bentley

and swear he roared at me scowling
"'Curse and swear,' he roared at me, scowling down into my very face.
— from Adventures in the Land of Canaan by R. L. (Robert Lee) Berry

After she had rested a moment she
After she had rested a moment, she told Connie how proud she was of her for not having hitched a ride on the gray car, and also for having called help so quickly.
— from The Brownie Scouts at Snow Valley by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt

This tab, called Hiding in Plain Sight, shows you passages from notable books where your word is accidentally (or perhaps deliberately?) spelled out by the first letters of consecutive words. Why would you care to know such a thing? It's not entirely clear to us, either, but it's fun to explore! What's the longest hidden word you can find? Where is your name hiding?


Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux