simple past tense and past participle of swallow the dictionary

present participle of swallow the dictionary

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swallow the dictionary

To speak using long or obscure words.

(lexicography) A dictionary on historical principles.

(computing) A document or repository that describes the data and metadata within a system.

A historical type of Chinese character dictionary that collates characters by rime and tone (pronunciation) rather than by radical. It does not necessarily provide definitions.

Alternative spelling of rime dictionary

A dictionary designed to give information about terms used in the world of law.

(Canada, US) A large one-volume dictionary.