Definitions Related words Mentions History Easter eggs (New!)
John Ingebrecht Gjertrud Gudve
Henrich Larsen Lien Ness 1845 1826 Ole Höljesen Yttreböe Hvidesöe 1842 Margit Johanne, Anne Ingebregt Ingebrechtsen Næse Wiigs Prestegjæld 1845 Johanne John, Ingebrecht, Gjertrud Gudve Nielsdatter Droksvold, Enke, Voss 1844
— from A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 by George T. (George Tobias) Flom

Jacobi in Göttinger Gelehrte
also Jacobi in Göttinger Gelehrte Anzeigen , vol. viii.
— from A History of Sanskrit Literature by Arthur Anthony Macdonell

Japanese in golden garb
He turned away to the left and saw a golden Japanese in golden garb.
— from Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois

Jack in great glee
exclaimed Jack in great glee, and, looking toward the store, we could see a party of mounted men just coming out of the timber at the creek crossing.
— from The Wolf Hunters: A Story of the Buffalo Plains by Robert Morris Peck

Jenkins in Gretna Green
An old bill on satin struck to commemorate a "Bespeak" performance, "under the distinguished patronage of Lord Wrottesley," gives Eugène Macarthy as playing Lord Tinsel in The Hunchback , and Jenkins, in Gretna Green ; or, The Biter Bit , on Friday, May 9th, 1845.
— from The Phil May Album by Phil May

Johnny in genuine grief
“Poor young woman!” groaned Johnny in genuine grief, “what a world of up and downs and hopes and fears she have suffered, to be sure!
— from The Poacher's Wife by Eden Phillpotts

joy in giving gifts
Now, the real joy in giving gifts is found in giving them to children, for the child heart beats long after we think it has outgrown itself.
— from Christine: A Fife Fisher Girl by Amelia E. Barr

Jacquelin if God gave
And Jacquelin, if God gave him power, would rejoice with them in time.
— from Red Rock: A Chronicle of Reconstruction by Thomas Nelson Page

Jackson is gone God
" "It's a branch of it," said Pennington, "but Stonewall Jackson is gone, God rest his soul—I say that from the heart, even if he was against us—and I've an idea that instead of getting thumped we're going to do the thumping.
— from The Tree of Appomattox by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler

Joel in great glee
now I know,” exclaimed Joel in great glee; “there’s going to be a big, big fight.
— from The Stories Polly Pepper Told to the Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House by Margaret Sidney

Jahre in Gebrauch gewesen
[761] Wie von alters in der ersten Kirche etliche Hundert Jahre, in Gebrauch gewesen.
— from History of the Great Reformation, Volume 4 by J. H. (Jean Henri) Merle d'Aubigné


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: Compound Your Joy