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

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

It was in the top 850 searches out of thousands and thousands of words this year. Dictionary.com broadened the definition of “ally” to include the more nuanced meaning.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2021

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