Definitions Related words Mentions Lyrics History Easter eggs (New!)
means of remedying this evil recommended
By these means considerable improvements were effected; but as the trade of the city increased, inconvenience was still felt from a deficiency of water on the bar; and Mr. Telford, having been consulted in 1810, on the means of remedying this evil, recommended that the pier should be extended, and that wet-docks should be formed in the harbour.
— from The Ports, Harbours, Watering-places and Picturesque Scenery of Great Britain Vol. 1 by W. (William) Finden

my own reflections they ever recur
“I cannot support this silence you must not leave me to my own reflections; they ever recur to Augustus.”
— from Love and Freindship [sic] by Jane Austen

museum of relics that every rock
It is true, in one sense, that the whole place is a museum of relics; that every rock has some thrilling tale, every mountain slope and hill-side graven upon it the memory of saints and martyrs.
— from The Vaudois of Piedmont: A Visit to Their Valleys by J. N. (John Napper) Worsfold

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