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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 ….
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
back
.
To type a capital, hold
cap
and press a
letter key.
To type a hyphen, hold
fn
and press
j
.
3. Press
enter
to view the thesaurus
entry.
4. Press or
space
to read the
entry.
5. Hold
fn
and press
or
to view
the next or previous thesaurus
entry.
6. Press
clear
when done.
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Understanding Flashing Messages
When you first see a definition, notice
the upper right corner of the screen.
Often either
THES
or
CONF
(or both)
will flash briefly.
THES
means the
word you looked up has a thesaurus
entry.
If you see
THES
flash, press
thes
to
view the thesaurus entry.
CONF
means the word you looked up
has a confusable. To learn more about
confusables, please see “Viewing
Confusables” on page 12.
Using the Thesaurus
Using the Thesaurus
