Advanced Search Rules

Both advanced (global) search and the new (Jan 25) ‘Search With This List’ use the rules from the table below. If you are looking for a specific phrase, you will generally want to enclose your search in quotes (“fire extinguishers” vs. fire extinguishers).

Example Search Results
nut Searchs for the inflectional forms of the word nut.
crank arm

crank AND arm
Searchs for items containing inflectional forms of the words crank and
arm. The keyword AND is optional.
tire OR air Searchs for items containing inflectional forms of the words tire OR air.
“reflector bracket” Performs a phrase search for the phrase “reflector bracket”
hardware -bracket Searchs for items containing inflectional forms of the word hardware but
not the word bracket.
+clamp Searches for the word clamp without generating inflectional forms.
~car Searches for thesaurus forms of the word car (vehicle, auto, automobile).
assemb* Searches for words that begin with assemb
<washer nut> Searches for items that contain the word washer in close proximity to the
word nut.