Reverse Search or Search the Word for?
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Reverse Search or Search the Word for?
I've been bouncing on the web since I was release from prison, its July 4th 2018 and it has been 10 years. My goodness can't believe with all these technological advances, no one ever cleaver-McGuyver enough to develop a Reverse Search or Search the Word for (?). I'm having difficulty writing a paper for english 1A class if I know the describe it, but I dont know the word or phrase for it. Anyone from the oxford dev team take the challenge?
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Hi @epayongayong666
Yes, I agree this can be frustrating!
Maybe if you can describe the situation for which you are looking for the word or phrase, someone here may be able to help you?