Dictionary.com

American  

[dik-shuh-ner-ee-dot--kom] / ˈdɪk ʃə nɛr iˌdɒt ˈkɒm /

Trademark

1. an online dictionary website that includes digital reference resources, including dictionaries of American and British English, specialized dictionaries, a thesaurus, word lists, and various games.

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verb (used with object)

1. to search for (a word, phrase, etc.) on the Dictionary.com website.

   I’d never even heard of the word, so I Dictionary.commed it.

Etymology

Origin of Dictionary.com

First recorded in 1995–2000

Example Sentences

But Dictionary.com -- which crowned it word of the year -- said it was Generation Alpha's joke on adults who are "once again struggling to make sense of its notoriously slippery slang".

From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025

Trends such as very demure, very mindful have even made their way beyond the internet as Dictionary.com has named demure as its word of the year.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024

On Tuesday, Dictionary.com revealed that its word of the year is “woman,” which it defines as an “adult female person.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 13, 2022

According to Dictionary.com, the verb “harass” means “to disturb or bother persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; pester.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2022

Of course, you’re seldom at Dictionary.com while having a conversation, so get familiar with hard-to-pronounce words before you need them.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner