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Phrase search
To search for idioms or phrasal verbs, enter no more than three words in the input
field. The phrases containing ALL the entered words can be searched for.
<Example>
Search for a phrase containing ‘take’ and ‘care’.
1. Press
d
to open the
New Oxford American Dictionary
.
Press
}
once to place the cursor at the ‘Phrase search’, then press
e
.
The input screen of the Phrase search appears.
2. Input ‘take’, press
}
, followed by
‘care’.
To input more than one word, input
each word in the separate input field.
Use the
} {
keys to move the
cursor. Each input field can accommo-
date up to 24 characters.
3. Press
e
.
A list of phrases containing the words appears.
If no matching phrase is found, then a message ‘Not Found!’ will momentarily be
displayed.
4. Select the desired index of the phrase using the number key(s). The definition of
the selected phrase is displayed.
•Press
f
to return to the previous view.
•Press
^ l
to list the index of phrases containing the words.
•To search for a new phrase, simply begin inputting new words, or press
b
to go back to the input screen to start a new search.
Crossword solver
Use a wildcard character ‘?’ to search for words with ambiguous spellings. Place the
appropriate number of ‘?’ characters in the places of characters yet to be
determined.
<Example>
Find a matching word for a query ‘ma???n’.
1. Press
d
to open the
New Oxford American Dictionary
.
Press the
}
key twice to place the cursor at the ‘Crossword solver’, then press
e
.
The Crossword solver's input screen appears.
2. Type ‘ma???n’ into the input field. Press
the
?
key three times to enter ‘???’.
3. Press
e
to start the search.
A list of the wildcard matches appear.
Up to 100 words may be displayed in
the list.
4. In the list, select a desired word using the number keys.
The detailed view with definitions of the selected word appears.
•Press
f
to return to the previous view.
•Press
^ l
to list the headwords in the
New Oxford American
Dictionary
.
•To initiate another search, simply type in the new spelling or press
b
to
return to the input screen of the Crossword solver.