The term DICT. LISTINGS is a combination of two words, 'dict' and 'listings'. Dict is an abbreviation for dictionary, and listings refer to the entries in a dictionary. The crossword solutions for this term are SYNS (4 letters) and DEFS (4 letters). SYNS stands for synonyms, which are words that have the same or similar meanings. DEFS stands for definitions, which are explanations of the meaning of a word.