Lycos Pro - Quick Reference |
" " (quotes) |
Specifies that documents must contain the phrase within the quote marks. |
"read my lips" |
AND & && |
Indicates a search for documents containing all the terms joined by the operator. |
bill AND hillary |
OR | || |
Indicates a search for documents containing any of the terms joined by the operator. |
dole OR clinton |
NOT ! |
Excludes documents containing the term that follows the operator. |
anderson NOT pamela |
NEAR |
Finds documents in which two words appear within 25 words of
each other. |
bill NEAR clinton |
NEAR/n |
Finds documents in which two words appear within n words of
each other. |
hillary NEAR/5 clinton |
ONEAR |
Same as NEAR, except that words must appear in the order specified. |
bill ONEAR clinton |
ONEAR/n |
Same as NEAR/n, except that words must appear in order specified. |
hillary ONEAR/5 clinton |
FAR |
Finds documents in which two words appear at least 25 words apart. |
barney FAR dinosaur |
FAR/n |
Finds documents in which two words appear at least n words apart. |
barney FAR/20 dinosaur |
OFAR |
Same as FAR, except that words must appear in the order specified. |
barney OFAR dinosaur |
OFAR/n |
Same as FAR/n, except that words must appear in the order specified. |
barney OFAR/20 dinosaur |
ADJ (adjacent) |
Finds documents in which two words appear next to each other |
united ADJ states |
ADJ/n |
Finds documents in which two words appear exactly within n
words of each other. |
bacon ADJ/2 eggs |
OADJ |
Same as ADJ, except that words must appear in the order specified. |
united OADJ states |
OADJ/n |
Same as ADJ/n, except that words must appear in the order specified. |
bacon OADJ/2 eggs |
BEFORE |
Finds documents in which the first term appears before the other. |
uncle BEFORE sam |
(), {}, [], <> (parentheses) |
Used to group expressions when building sophisticated queries. |
(hillary OR bill) AND clinton |
+ (plus sign) |
Placed at the beginning of a word to indicate that the word is required. |
bill +clinton |
- (minus sign) |
Placed at the beginning of a word to indicate that the word must be excluded. |
dole -pineapple |