Using The Thesaurus - Franklin MWS-1840 User Manual

Using the Thesaurus

Thesaurus entries consist of synonyms,
antonyms, classmates and words to
compare. Many words have more than one
thesaurus entry.
1. Press .
thes
2. Type a word (e.g., splendid).
To erase a letter, press
To type a capital, hold
letter key.
To type a hyphen, hold
3. Press to view the thesaurus
enter
entry.
4. Press or
space
entry.
5. Hold and press
fn
view the next or previous
thesaurus entry.
6. Press
when done.
clear
.
back
and press a
cap
and press j .
fn
to read the
or to
Using the Thesaurus
Understanding Thesaurus Entries
A thesaurus meaning is a definition
shared by a group of synonyms.
Synonyms are words that have similar
meanings, e.g. happy / joyous .
Antonyms are words that have the
opposite meaning of the word being
defined, e.g. happy/unhappy .
Classmates are words that are related
in some way to the word being
defined, e.g. octagon/polygon,
triangle, rectangle, pentagon ....
Understanding Flashing Messages
When you first see a definition, notice
the upper right corner of the screen.
Often either
will flash briefly.
word you looked up has a thesaurus
entry.
If you see
THES
view the thesaurus entry.
means the word you looked up
CONF
has a confusable. To learn more about
confusables, please see "Viewing
Confusables" on page 14.
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or (or both)
THES CONF
means the
THES
flash, press to
thes