Used in a Sentence
Editorial reference
Clear, authoritative explanations of words in real usage.
Used in a Sentence brings together definitions, nuanced usage, and carefully chosen examples to help readers understand how a word works in real language.
Our approach
Our goal is to explain what a word means, how it is used, and how context changes the reader’s understanding of it.
58365 words explained
15 featured selections
Definitions, examples, and related terms
Words explained58365
Featured now15
Recent additions15
FocusUsage
Spotlight
deodar is a strong place to start if you want to see how definition and usage come together clearly.
Search for a word
Go directly to the word you have in mind and view its meaning and examples.
Featured words
A curated selection that shows this approach to definition, context, and readability at its best.
deodar
Cedrus deodara, a type of cedar tree native to the western Himalayas
chez
The usual suspects are Chicken, Guile, Gambit, Racket, Chez (Petite Chez) (am I missing any?
oxygenize
To oxygenate
isodynamic
A line of equal field intensity
pentapolis
A geographic and/or institutional grouping of five cities
ferule
A ruler-shaped instrument, generally used to slap naughty children on the hand
comeback
A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance
audiometer
An instrument which is used to determine the acuity of hearing
nundinal
A nundinal letter
picador
A lancer mounted on horseback who assists a matador
fantoccini
Puppets caused to enact dramatic scenes by means of machinery
monocotyledon
Any plant whose seedlings typically have one cotyledon (seed leaf) (in contrast to the two.
bonze
A Buddhist monk or priest in East Asia
musang
The Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus), of South and Southeast Asia up to the Wallace.
leister
A surname