RUNNING ADVANCED SEARCHES

The Advanced Search gives the user the ability to search the dictionary for entry words that meet various user defined characteristics. Advanced search supports searches on particular words, searches on parts of words, wildcard searches, and Boolean searches.  To run an Advanced Search, click on the Advanced Search button.  

There are six main types of advanced search. The first is: Search the current dictionary and subsection for all entry words. This search allows you to search the entire, or any part of, the dictionary for entry words having certain properties. The properties are specified next to the check boxes. Using this search, you may search for only those entry words which have an associated audio file. You may search for only those entries which have an associated image. You may search for only those entry words that have an associated video. Or you may search for entry words that have two or more of those properties.

The second type of search is: Search the current dictionary and subsection for all entry words that start with... This search allows you to search the entire, or any part of, the dictionary for entry words which begin with a string of characters that you specify. You may further limit your search results by specifying additional constraints using the check boxes. 

The third type of search is: Search the current dictionary and subsection for all entry words that end with... This search allows you to search the entire, or any part of, the dictionary for entry words which end with a string of characters that you specify. You may further limit your search results by specifying additional constraints using the check boxes. 

The fourth type of search is: Search the current dictionary and subsection for all entry words that contain... This search allows you to search the entire, or any part of, the dictionary for entry words which contain a string of characters that you specify. You may further limit your search results by specifying additional constraints using the check boxes. 

The fifth type of search is: Search the current dictionary and subsection for all entry words that satisfy wild card search. This search allows you to search the entire, or any part of, the dictionary for entry words which contain a string of characters that you specify including wild cards * and ? where the asterisk, *, represents a string of characters and the question mark, ?, represents a single character. You may mix characters, strings of characters, and wildcards in your search. You may further limit your search results by specifying additional constraints using the check boxes. 

The sixth type of search is: Search the current dictionary and subsection for all entry words whose definitions contain from one to three words in any combination. This search allows you to search the entire, or any part of, the dictionary for entry words whose definitions contain the words that you specify.  The result of this search will be a list of entry words whose definitions contain the words you specified.

 

If you want the query to contain two words, then you can specify a Boolean operator, either AND or OR.   Example: Search the current dictionary and subsection for...all words that contain the word antigen AND immune.

If you want your query to contain three words, then you can specify Boolean operators, either AND or OR. 

Below is the resulting list of the above search.

Double click on an entry in the Advanced Search List  to view a definition containing the search words you specified.

You may further limit your search results by specifying additional constraints using the check boxes. 

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