Note on advanced queries involving variable length between words

Syntax	Meaning	Examples (Click to run)	Sample matches
One "slot" : Make sure there is no space, or it will be interpreted as two consecutive words
word	One exact word	lad	lad
[pos] [pos*]	Part of speech (exact) Part of speech (wildcard) [More information]	[cs] [v*]	going, using find, does, keeping, started
[lemma]	Lemmas (all forms of a word)	[sing] [tall]	sing, singing, sang tall, taller, tallest
[=word]	Synonyms [More information] [New: synonym chains]	[=strong]	formidable, muscular, fervent
[user:list]	Customized lists [More information]	[mark_davies@byu.edu:clothes]	tie, shirt, blouse
word\|word	Any of these words	stunning\|gorgeous\|charming	stunning, charming, gorgeous
xx x?xx x?xx	Wildcard: * = any # letters Wildcard: ? = one letter	unly s?ng s?ng	unlikely, unusually sing, sang, song song, singer, songbirds
-word	NOT (followed by PoS, lemma, word, etc. Most useful for "multiple slot" queries; see below)	-[nn*]	the, in, is
Combinations of preceding (samples)
You can limit to a particular part of speech by adding a period (full stop) and then the part of speech tag in brackets. This is always optional. Make sure there is no space before or after the period (full stop), or it will be interpreted as two consecutive words
word.[pos]	Exact word and part of speech	strike.[v*]	strike (only as a verb)
word*.[pos]	Substring and part of speech	dis*.[vvd]	discovered, disappeared, discussed
[lemma].[pos]	Lemma and part of speech	[strike].[v*]	strike, struck, striking
[word].[pos]	Synonym and part of speech	[=beat].[v*]	hit, strike, defeat (but not nouns, like rhythm or drumming)
You can add "lemma" to any other type of search, such as synonym or customized list, to see all forms of the matching words. Just use an extra set of brackets.
[[=word]]	Synonym and lemma	[[=publish]]	announced, circulating, publishes, issue (no part of speech specified, so some noun uses)
[[user:list]]	Customized list and lemma	[[mark_davies@byu.edu:clothes]]	tie, tying, socks, socked, shirt, blouses (no part of speech specified, hence tying)
You can also choose lemma and part of speech by combining the preceding symbols
[[=word]].[pos]	Synonym and lemma and part of speech	[[=clean]].[v*]	mop, scrubs, polishing
[[user:list]].[pos]	Customized list and lemma and part of speech	[[mark_davies@byu.edu:clothes]].[n*]	tie, ties, sock, socks (i.e. just nouns)
Multiple "slots" : Create sequences of words, using any of the preceding query types. Note that in each case, there is a space between the word "slots" in the query. These are just a few examples, from an unlimited number of combinations. Note on advanced queries involving variable length between words.
of no little			of no little
fast\|quick\|rapid [nn*]			fast food rapid transit
pretty -[nn*]			pretty smart pretty as (but not pretty girl, pretty picture, etc)
[v] [p] into [vvg]			talk him into staying coerced them into buying
.\|,\|; nevertheless [p] [v] (Notice that punctuation can be used like any "word"; just make sure that it is separated from words by a space)			. Nevertheless it is ; nevertheless he said
[break] the [nn*]			break the law broke the story
[[beat]].[v] [nn*]			beat the Yankees beaten to death
[=gorgeous] [nn*]			beautiful woman attractive wife
[put] on [ap] [mark_davies@byu.edu:clothes].[n]			put on her hat putting on my pants