WordNet Search Help

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1. Using the Search Page

Using the Search Page

Begin a new search by typing a word or phrase into the text field and then clicking "Submit Query" or pressing Return.

Navigate the results by clicking on the various links:

• For a synset, clicking "S" will show the relations for that synset, and clicking any of the synset's words will begin a new search using that word alone.
• Similarly, for a word, "W" links to the relevant relations, and clicking the word itself begins a new search.
• To explore a particular relation, click on the relation to display the associated synsets or words.
• Many synsets allow you to run extended searches on the basic relations.
• For example, in addition to being able to search for direct hypernyms of a synset, you may also search for inherited hypernyms and coordinate terms.
• When you run these extended searches, they will display the new synsets but hide the connecting relations. To reveal hidden relations for a synset, click on the synset's "S" link.
• If a link has been expanded (i.e. it has sub-lists), clicking the link will collapse the sub-lists as long as the link is not that of a synset with hidden relations.