If you need to look up a word during your session, click the Dictionary link in the toolbar (found in the banner area at the top of the page). You'll see the Dictionary look-up page in a separate browser window where you can search for a word in an online dictionary or encyclopedia, as provided by the database you are currently using. Generally speaking, the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary will be the default dictionary. Other online references may include the Encyclopedia of Literature. When a database offers two or more dictionaries and/or encyclopedias, the toolbar link will display as Dictionaries.
Enter a word, or just the first several letters. If multiple dictionaries or reference titles are available, select the one you want to use by clicking its radio button. Then click Search.
If what you enter matches a word in the dictionary, you'll see the page of the dictionary where the definition or definitions are found.
If what you enter doesn't match a word in the dictionary, you'll see words that alphabetically follow what you entered. You should be able to find the correctly spelled word either on the page you see first or on a nearby page, using the Previous and Next arrows to page through the dictionary. To look up a new word, enter it the input box and click GO.
To look up a word from a screen in this database, highlight the word, then click on the Dictionary link. The definition will be displayed, along with the next words that appear alphabetically after it. If the database you are using has more than one dictionary then the search will be automatically submitted against the default dictionary. You will have the option to submit your search against one of the other dictionaries.