The Australian National Dictionary beta

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sheep
the word sheep anywhere it appears
sheep%
words that start with sheep
%sheep
words that end with sheep
sh_e_p
words six letters long that start with sh, with e as fourth letter and ending on p
s%p
words with any number of letters that start with s and end with p
sh_e%
words with any number of letters that start with sh and have e as fourth letter
"on vacation"
the combination on vacation anywhere it appears
"count sheep"
the phrase count sheep anywhere it appears
"see step"/5
the word see and step within 5 words of each other, in this order
"see step"@5
the word see and step within 5 words of each other, in any order