The screenshot shows what you would get if you did a punctuation sensitive search in the optional mpounds and Phrases word list for phrases ending in word. You can also search a wide range of optional extra word lists using the Find Word window. Using the Find Word feature you can quickly find words matching a pattern. You can add your own technical glossaries (or list of company acronyms, etc) using the option on the Glossaries menu. Wikipedia and some online dictionaries are installed by default. The list of tabs can be customized to use your favorite references. Each reference is on a separate tabbed page for easy cross-referencing. In addition to using the comprehensive English dictionary and thesaurus supplied, if you are online you can also search your choice of web references. For example if you look at the similar words, maybe you would like to see words that are more loosely similar you can do this by pressing the + button, and go back again by pressing the - button. Related words also have + and - buttons to be more or less specific. You can also use the back and forward buttons. To see the definition for one of the related words double-click on the word. To look at a particular sense you can click on the sense number.īrowsing around related words is simple: click on the tabs for synonyms, antonyms, parts, part of, types, type of, similar, see also, and anagrams. If you are looking for a particular part of speech you can click on the Noun, Verb, Adjective or Adverb buttons to show only the relevant synonyms and related words. WordWeb has the option to highlight widely used synonyms, great for helping you write clear easy-to-understand English. If you are editing a document you can select a synonym and replace the look-up word. The hotkey can be customized, or you can use a keyboard shortcut if you prefer. If you are online, with one extra click you can also search web references, for example Wikipedia. WordWeb Pro can look up words in virtually any program with just one click: just hold down the Ctrl key and right-click on the word.
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