Definitions Related words Mentions History Easter eggs (New!)
man is like till you
You can never tell what a man is like till you live with him.
— from The Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

momentary impulse let two years
For the first kind of murder, that which is done on a momentary impulse, let two years' exile be the penalty; for the second, that which is accompanied with malice prepense, three.
— from Laws by Plato

more in love than you
“I say I’m more in love than you are: but what then, I ask you?”
— from Tales and Novels — Volume 02 Popular Tales by Maria Edgeworth


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