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dictgore

  1. Function: verb
    Definition: to kick someone in slow motion
    Example Sentence: She dictgored me in karate class.
    Submitted by: Haleigh from AZ on 03/31/2010 09:35

dictiaurus

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a book that combines a dictionary and a thesaurus
    Example Sentence: I need a dictiaurus to do my homework.
    Submitted by: Abunny from Connecticut, USA on 09/18/2011 03:18

dictioneary

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a dictionary that you can listen to: an audio dictionary
    Word History: from the word "dictionary" and "ear"
    Example Sentence: He listened for how to say the word on his dictioneary.
    Submitted by: Jessica from NJ, USA on 08/25/2011 02:24

dictionoligy

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: the study or examination of dictionaries
    Example Sentence: Maybe some day, dictionoligy will be a very popular job.
    Submitted by: Anonymous from USA on 01/20/2011 06:50

dictionology

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: the study of words
    Word History: diction (words) + -ology (study)
    Example Sentence: The experts on dictionology brought up new word patterns.
    Submitted by: Tiphani from Maryland, USA on 09/25/2008 09:46

dictionsaurus

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a book that is both a dictionary and a thesaurus
    Example Sentence: I saw a dictionsaurus in the library.
    Submitted by: Michael from New York, USA on 08/13/2008 03:18

dictiony

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a dictionary that doesn't include any words that begin with the letter R
    Example Sentence: He looked up the word "bay" in the dictiony and found it in the letter B.
    Submitted by: Anonymous from CA, USA on 01/12/2009 08:45

dictiosauraspedia

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: it is a dictionary, thesaurus, and an encyclopedia all combined into one 2000 or more page text book
    Word History: Wednesday, September 5th, 2007, scientists in America thought about creating a unique reference book that combines all.
    Example Sentence: I'll look up that word in my dictiosauraspedia to find the definition of it.
    Submitted by: RAY from California on 09/05/2007 11:04

dictiosaurus

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: someone who is especially good with the English language
    Word History: dictionary and thesaurus put together (sounds like a type of dinosaur)
    Example Sentence: My English teacher is a dictiosaurus.
    Submitted by: Anonymous from Oregon on 01/07/2008 08:18

dictsaurus

  1. Function: noun
    Definition: a cross between a dictionary and a thesaurus: a book with definitions and synonyms
    Example Sentence: The student pulled out her dictsaurus to help with the homework paper.
    Submitted by: Anika from UT, USA on 08/12/2009 06:32
  2. Function: noun
    Definition: a dictionary with synonyms and antonyms
    Example Sentence: To do my homework, I will need a dictsaurus.
    Submitted by: Andrew M. from Indiana, U.S.A. on 09/29/2008 08:04