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. |
