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Finding Synonyms
➤
Understanding Dictionary
Entries
In dictionary entries, the headword
appears in bold with hyphenation
points followed by its part of
speech. NOTE: If the word you are
searching for is grouped under a
different headword, you’ll go to the
middle of the definition.
➤
Understanding Synonym
Lists
Synonym lists start with your
search word and then list the
synonyms that have similar
meanings.
➤
Looking Up a Word from a
List
If you see a word in a synonym or
correction list that you want to
define, press
ENTER
and then use
the arrow keys to highlight the
word. Next, press
ENTER
when the
word you want is highlighted to
find its definition.
Confusables are homonyms and spell-
ing variants that are easy to confuse.
If a word has Confusables,
will
flash once in the upper right of the
screen.
1. Type a word (e.g.,
rein
).
2. Press
ENTER
.
3. Press
CONF
(green).
Confusables come with identifying
words.
4. Press
ENTER
and then use the
arrow keys to highlight a
word.
5. Press
ENTER
to define it, or
press
THES
(red) to view its
synonym list(s).
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Finding Confusables
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