Click a root word or phrase from the Root Word or Phrase list
and a list of synonyms will show up in the synonyms list.
To copy a synonym to the clipboard use menu item Edit->Copy,
Cmd+C keys or right-click Copy. Double click a synonym and all the
Root Words containing it will be shown in the Root Words list.
Synonyms for a root word or phrase are sorted so
more common synonyms are higher in the list.
You can click Alphabetize Synonyms to sort the list thusly.
Type in the edit box and matching root words will be shown in the
Root Word or Phrase list. You may use the wildcard characters
* and ? in the text edit box: * matches any number of any characters,
including none; ? matches exactly one character.
To get a list of all the roots having a particular synonym, type the
synonym (with wildcards if desired) into the edit box and click the
Show Roots With This Synonym button.
Press the Return or Enter key to select your
text entry to clear it when typing in another root or synonym.
The Roget's Thesaurus button will open a complete, hyperlinked
thesaurus in your external web browser. Words in Roget are organized by concept,
such as "formal existence", "quantity", and so on. It is a standalone public
domain web page that can be saved for offline use with your web browser.
Use Right-Click and Save[ Page As]... in
your web browser to save it.
If an error occurs it is logged in file "/Users/ron/Thesaurius.log"