Definitions Related words Mentions History Easter eggs (New!)
crumbling hand of Decay even
There are many such still in the tombs at the place where She is, for those who set them there had a way I know naught of, whereby to keep their beloved out of the crumbling hand of Decay, even when Death had slain them.
— from She by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard

came here on darling Edna
Mirliflor, as you very well know, came here on darling Edna's account, and you deliberately threw that Miss Heritage in his way—I haven't the least doubt you told her who he really was!"
— from In Brief Authority by F. Anstey

Commons House of Dorsetshire election
For debates on, see Commons, House of Dorsetshire election, 1831, ii. 203, 207; crime in, iii. 77 Dover, Lord, resigns the Woods and Forests, ii. 109; created a Peer, 150; death of, iii. 4; character of, 4; Life of Frederick II., 6; book on the Man in the Iron Mask, 6 Down, deanery of, iii. 70 Drax v .
— from The Greville Memoirs, Part 1 (of 3), Volume 1 (of 3) A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV by Charles Greville

can habits of decency energy
How can habits of decency, energy, order, thrift, virtue, grow up—nay, how can they continue, if in the beginning they existed, with such management?
— from Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands by Charles Nordhoff

caught himself one day even
He caught himself, one day, even, with his eyes glued fast to the professor's deft manipulations, while he himself was saying, half aloud,— "The Lord is in His holy temple."
— from The Brentons by Anna Chapin Ray

comprehending His own Divine Essence
The intrinsic possibility of essences is not dependent on the Free Will of God; the actualization of possible essences is; but God can will to actualize only such essences as He sees, from comprehending His own Divine Essence, to be intrinsically possible.
— from Ontology, or the Theory of Being by P. (Peter) Coffey

called him Ogmund Dint even
Every one called him Ogmund Dint, even [Pg 31] the boys who played about on the quayside.
— from Frey and His Wife by Maurice Hewlett


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