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terdict". To verify that this word has the shade of meaning you want, highlight it and
press
.
ENTER
CASE 3: The word has no synonyms but you know another word likely to be
classed with it in some way.
For instance, there's an animal whose name you can't recall but it's rather like a
clam. Or, it's one of the atomic elements or whatever they call them — hydrogen
or gold would be another example. Or, it's a part of a horse, you know it but you're
blocking on it — the only part of a horse you can think of at the moment is "mane".
SOLUTION: Type in "clam", or "hydrogen", or "mane" as the case may be, and look
at the Classmates.
CASE 4: You know more or less what the word means
If you have enough further information about the word that it falls into any of Cases
1 through 3, then MatchMaker, Thesaurus, or Classmates is quickest. But maybe
your memory of the word is very hazy and you can't think of a synonym or anything.
SOLUTION: Search Definitions. This deserves a section of its own.
Search Definitions
Press
. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Search menu, if necessary. The
MENU
Search function lets you find every word whose definition contains a word you type
in. Highlight the command "Type word(s) to search on" and then press
You now have a place to type your query.
Suppose you're trying to recall the special kind of insect that can give you malaria.
Type "malaria" in the space provided and press
entry whose definition mentions the word "malaria". Press the "FWD" key for the
next such entry. Keep pressing the "FWD" key until you find the entry you want.
(Ah, there it is: anopheles.)
Press
. Notice that now there are three commands under the "Search"
MENU
heading: Continue searching..., Search on "anopheles", Type word(s) to search on.
The first command allows you to search for the next definition which includes the
word(s) you already typed (malaria). The second command allows you to search
using the headword of the definition you found (anopheles). The third command
lets you type in something else to search on.
. You are taken to the first
ENTER
.
ENTER
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