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</center> <!-- <a href="https://www.onelook.com/?loc=hpd&w=cyj">Try our new daily word game, Compound Your Joy</a> --> <div class="thes-subjectindex"> <font size=4><b>Search examples</b></font><br><br> <div class="ol-searchexamples"> <table> <tr> <td><a href="/?w=bluebird" style="{text-decoration:none;}">bluebird</a></td> <td> </td> <td class="ec">Definitions of <i>bluebird</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/?w=blue*" style="{text-decoration:none;}">blue*</a></td> <td> </td> <td class="ec">Words and phrases that start with <i>blue</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/?w=*bird" style="{text-decoration:none;}">*bird</a></td> <td> </td> <td class="ec">...that end with <i>bird</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/?w=bl%3F%3F%3F%3Frd" style="{text-decoration:none;}">bl????rd</a></td> <td> </td> <td class="ec">...that start with <i>bl</i>, end with <i>rd</i>, with 4 letters in between</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/thesaurus/?s=bl*%3Asnow" style="{text-decoration:none;}">bl*:snow</a></td> <td> </td> <td class="ec">...that start with <i>bl</i> and have a meaning related to <i>snow</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/thesaurus/?s=snow" style="{text-decoration:none;}">:snow</a></td> <td> </td> <td class="ec">Words related to <i>snow</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/thesaurus/?s=*%3Awinter%20sport" style="{text-decoration:none;}">:winter sport</a></td> <td> </td> <td class="ec">...related to the concept <i>winter sport</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/?w=**winter**" style="{text-decoration:none;}">**winter**</a></td> <td> </td> <td class="ec">Phrases that contain the word <i>winter</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="/?w=expand:nasa" style="{text-decoration:none;}">expand:nasa</a></td> <td> </td> <td class="ec">Phrases that spell out <i>n.a.s.a.</i></td> </tr> <tr><td colspan=2> <!-- — <a href="/wotd.shtml">Today's word</a> is <b><A HREF="/?w=asio&loc=wotd">asio</A> </b> --> </center> </td></tr></table> </div> </div> <div class="thes-subjectindex"> <font size=4><b>Search pattern symbols</b> (<a target="_blank" href="/?c=faq#patterns">Help</a>, <a target=_ href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-HmvCyjrW0">Video</a>) </font><br><br> <nobr><b>?</b> any letter</nobr> <nobr><b>*</b> any number of letters</nobr> <nobr><b>#</b> consonant </nobr> <nobr><b>@</b> vowel </nobr> <br> <nobr><b>-abcd</b> disallow letters</nobr> <nobr><b>+abcd</b> restrict to letters</nobr> <nobr><b>//abcd//</b> unscramble </nobr> <nobr>pattern<b>:</b>meaning </nobr> <br> </font> </div> <div class="thes-subjectindex"> <center> <font size=4><b>Subject index</b> </font><br> <br> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Positive%20qualities&subjectid=27">Positive qualities</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Negative%20qualities&subjectid=33">Negative qualities</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Negative%20feelings&subjectid=20">Negative feelings</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Change&subjectid=4">Change</a></nobr></span> <br> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Actions&subjectid=34">Actions</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Activities&subjectid=36">Activities</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Tasks&subjectid=35">Tasks</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Recreation&subjectid=10">Recreation</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Tools&subjectid=13">Tools</a></nobr></span> <br> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Society&subjectid=3">Society</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Social%20systems&subjectid=25">Social systems</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Philosophy&subjectid=24">Philosophy</a></nobr></span> <br> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=The%20Elements&subjectid=12">The Elements</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Measurement&subjectid=15">Measurement</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Physical%20processes&subjectid=5">Physical processes</a></nobr></span> <br> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Food&subjectid=7">Food</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Drink&subjectid=8">Drink</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Accessories&subjectid=11">Accessories</a></nobr></span> <br> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Anatomy&subjectid=31">Anatomy</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Health&subjectid=30">Health</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Drugs&subjectid=19">Drugs</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Biochemistry&subjectid=23">Biochemistry</a></nobr></span> <br> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Math%20and%20astronomy&subjectid=14">Math and astronomy</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Physics&subjectid=16">Physics</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Biology&subjectid=18">Biology</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Chemistry&subjectid=22">Chemistry</a></nobr></span> <br> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Plants&subjectid=6">Plants</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Animals&subjectid=17">Animals</a></nobr></span> <br> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Music&subjectid=2">Music</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Graphics%20and%20sound&subjectid=9">Graphics and sound</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Communication&subjectid=21">Communication</a></nobr></span> <br> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Languages%20and%20cultures&subjectid=29">Languages and cultures</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=History&subjectid=26">History</a></nobr></span> <span class="thes-supercluster-span"><nobr><a href="/?subject=Eastern%20cultures&subjectid=28">Eastern cultures</a></nobr></span> <br> </center> </div> <table width="100%" border=0 cellspacing=0> <tr><td align=center> <a href="/thesaurus/">Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus</a> <a href="https://datamuse.com/">Datamuse</a> <a href="https://compoundyourjoy.com/">Compound Your Joy</a> <a 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