Check Dictionary
Find out more about a word, its definitions, and word-game validity.
Dictionary Checker helps you quickly verify whether a word appears in the same local English word list used by our word tools.
Valid in These Word Lists
TWL/NWL compatible English word list
Local OneTimeRead word tools dictionary
Meaning of names
noun
- Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. Example: I've never liked the name my parents gave me so I changed it at the age of twenty.
- Reputation.
- An abusive or insulting epithet. Example: Stop calling me names!
- A person (or legal person).
- Those of a certain name; a race; a family.
verb
- (ditransitive) To give a name to. Example: One visitor named Hou Yugang said he was not too concerned about climate change and Baishui’s melting.
- To mention, specify. Example: He named his demands.
- To identify as relevant or important Example: naming the problem
- To publicly implicate. Example: The painter was named as an accomplice.
- To designate for a role. Example: My neighbor was named to the steering committee.
noun
- Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
What is a Dictionary Checker?
A dictionary checker verifies whether a typed word exists in a word list. It is useful for word games, puzzle checks, spelling checks, and quick vocabulary confirmation.
How It Works
The tool cleans the input, compares it against a local English word list, and then tries to load definitions from a free dictionary source when available.