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anagram

Definition

  • noun: a word or phrase made by changing the order of the letters in another word or phrase
  • noun: a word or phrase made by transposing the letters of another word or phrase
  • verb: to rearrange (the letters of a text) in order to discover a hidden message
  • synonyms: anagrammatize, abuse of terms, acrostic

Examples

  • The word “secure” is an 'anagram' of “rescue.”

Movie quotes

  • (..) Now they know that you're with me. Call them if anything should happen. Yes, Miss Starling. Clarice. They're waiting for you. Watch your step. Hester Mofet. It's an anagram, isn't it, Doctor? Hester Mofet. "The rest of me." "Miss the rest of me." Meaning that you rented that garage? - Thank you. (..)
    1991 The Silence of the Lambs