Example searches

Find Word searches

Example search 1: simple search

Example search 2: search with wildcards

Full Text searches

Definitions

Example search 1: simple search on definitions

Example search 2: finding a word if you know the meaning but can't remember the term

Quotations and works

Example search 3: finding quotations from a specified work

Example search 4: finding quotations by a specified author

Example search 5: searching for quotations by date

Entry dates

Example search 6: searching for entries by date

Example search 7: searching for entries by first cited author

Example search 8: searching for entries by first cited work

Phrases

Example search 9: using proximity searching to find a phrase

Example search 10: searching for variations on a phrase

Etymology text

Example search 11: finding etymological references to a particular language

Example search 12: searching for examples of a suffix

Advanced searches

Example search 1: combining three search terms

Example search 2: combining terms in different search areas

Example search 3: restricting a search to the results of a previous search

Example search 4: exact character searching

Example search 5: case-sensitive searching

Example search 6: strategy for finding abbreviated work titles

Example search 7: searching pronunciations

Example search 8: finding terms related to a particular subject