Reverse Dictionary - Give the Definition and Look Up the Word
If you can’t remember the exact word, but know the definition you can look up the word using OneLook Reverse Dictionary.
This would have been a real help to me when I was a linguist in the Army. Speaking four languages in addition to English (Arabic, Hungarian, French and Spanish). I would often forget the names of very simple things like bread and chair. And in case you were wondering, French and Spanish came from high school and self study, the Army taught me Arabic and Hungarian.
Thanks to Bob Kraft’s P.I.S.S.D. -- Personal Injury, Social Security Disability for the link. Bob always has great stuff on his blog.
Thank you for the compliment. I was just in Myrtle Beach in October. I wish I had known about you then, but I'm a latecomer to your fine blog.
Bob