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Word Finder is a tool that helps you find words that match your criteria, whether you need to unscramble letters, start or end with a certain letter, or find a specific word length. You can also explore the wordplay section to learn more about the history, meaning, and usage of various words. Word Finder is the most comprehensive word search of its kind in the Merriam-Webster dictionary.
AMP: [noun] a nucleotide C10H12N5O3H2PO4 composed of adenosine and one phosphate group that is reversibly convertible to ADP and ATP in metabolic reactions — called also#R##N# adenosine monophosphate, adenylic acid; compare cyclic amp.
dictionary: [noun] a reference source in print or electronic form containing words usually alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, etymologies, meanings, and syntactic and idiomatic uses.
The songwriters, brothers Richard and Robert Sherman, have explained the word as originating in the same way they, like many others, used to make up humorously big, nonsensical words as children. Photo: smckenzie. A future spelling bee champ offers to spell 'Supercalifragilistic' for Mary. Remember when we used to make up the big double-talk ...
Similes and metaphors are familiar ways to convey complex ideas through language. These are just two examples of rhetorical devices and there are plenty more where they came from. A figure of speech by which a part is put for the whole (such as fifty sail for fifty ships), the whole for a part (such as society for high society), the species for the genus (such as cutthroat for assassin), the ...
thesaurus: [noun] a list of subject headings or descriptors usually with a cross-reference system for use in the organization of a collection of documents for reference and retrieval.
How to pick the right one. Affect is usually a verb meaning "to produce an effect upon," as in "the weather affected his mood." Effect is usually a noun meaning "a change that results when something is done or happens," as in "computers have had a huge effect on our lives." There are exceptions, but if you think of affect as a verb and effect ...
